An early influential Christian of the late First century and early Second century, Saint Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Protestant Anglicanism. He lived in an age after the deaths of the apostles, when a variety of interpretations of the sayings of Jesus were being preached. His role was to authenticate orthodox teachings through his connection with the beloved apostle John, one of the four gospel writers, and according to tradition the last of Jesus’ disciples to die and the only one of the original twelve who did not die a martyr.

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Audio credits: Saint of the Day podcast with Mike Roberts-St. Polycarp, episode 300, 23feb2024; Catholic Answers Live podcast with Jimmy Akin, episode 12149; The Saint of the Day podcast-St. Polycarp of Smyrna, 23feb2024; Saint of the Day DEACON: Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (aka Catholic Saint Ignatius of Antioch) 20dec2025 (107); Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional, St. Polycarp, 26jan2026. Audio excerpts reproduced under a Creative Commons license and the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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