Polycarp

From my archives: Polycarp — An Unusual Name, A Remarkable Story

Today is the feast of St Polycarp, bishop and martyr. His story is one of the earliest martyr accounts from the early Church. This is reprinted from my column at Patheos. Subscribe to the column here. ::: Polycarp is not a fish. He was an amazing Greek Bishop from Smyrna. (Ok, so maybe you knew…

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