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Polycarp
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Polycarp
Polycarp
(,
Polýkarpos
; ; AD 69 155) was a 2nd-century
Christian
bishop of Smyrna
. According to the
Martyrdom of Polycarp
he died a
martyr
, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him. Polycarp is regarded as a
saint
and
Church Father
in the
Eastern Orthodox
,
Oriental Orthodox
,
Roman Catholic
,
Anglican
, and
Lutheran
churches.
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