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Saint Polycarp

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Noun1.Saint Polycarp - Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion


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From the letter on the martyrdom of Saint Polycarp by the Church of Smyrna (Cap.
For Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, it meant being burned at the stake at age 86.
After the martyrdom of Saint Polycarp in 156, a follower "took up his bones which are more valuable than precious stones .
 
 
 
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