Ante-Nicene Fathers - Ancient Church Fathers - Polycarp

Polycarp

Ante-Nicene Fathers - Ancient Church Fathers - Polycarp

The sole surviving work attributed to him is Polycarp's letter to the Philippians, a mosaic of references to the Greek Scriptures, preserved in Irenaeus' account of Polycarp's life. It, and an account of The Martyrdom of Polycarp that takes the form of a circular letter from the church of Smyrna to the churches of Pontus, form part of the collection of writings Roman Catholics term "The Apostolic Fathers" to emphasize their particular closeness to the apostles in Church traditions.

Polycarp (Greek: Πολύκαρπος Polýkarpos; AD 69–155) was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna.