Hieromartyr Polycarp of Smyrna
2nd Century
Polycarp was born in the late first century and was martyred anywhere between the years AD 155-167. Details of his martyrdom are recorded in the work the Martyrdom of Polycarp and it says he reported he was either 86 years old on the day of his death, or he had been a Christian for 86 years before he was martyred. He was well known in the first century and he has correspondences with St. Ignatius of Antioch.
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