St. Polycarp of Smyrna was a man with many connections. He knew the Apostle John, and St. Ignatius of Antioch, and St. Irenaeus of Lyon, and Pope Anicetus, and the arch-heretic Marcion. He also sought the company of many elders who had heard Jesus and witnessed the Lord’s miracles. Polycarp led a long and fascinating life, and he died a martyr’s death. In this episode we tell his story through his many relationships — his social network in the infant church, which like an infant child was rapidly growing in 150 A.D.
Links
Kenneth Howell’s new translation of ancient works by and about St. Polycarp https://www.amazon.com/Ignatius-Antioch-Polycarp-Christian-Fathers/dp/0980006651/
St. Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1626
The Church of Smyrna’s account of Polycarp’s martyrdom https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1627
Audio of the ancient works related to St. Polycarp https://www.catholicculture.org/search/search.cfm?searchgoals=6&andsearch=Polycarp%20audiobooks
More Works by the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/
Mike Aquilina’s Website https://fathersofthechurch.com
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Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of http://www.ccwatershed.org.
4.13 The Heresies—Pelagianism and the Seeds of Calvinism
4.12 The Heresies — The “Spirit-fighters” and the Aftermath of Nicaea
4.11 The Heresies — Arianism: A Man Who Became a God
4.10 The Heresies — Rebaptism and the Donatists
4.9 Novatian: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Part 2 (The Bad and the Ugly)
4.8 Novatian: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Part 1 (The Good)
4.7 The Heresies – Modalism: God as a Monad with Three Names
4.6 The Heresies – The Enigma of Origen and Origenism
4.5 The Heresies – Gnosticism: Christ as Cosmic Mind
4.4 The Heresies – Adoptionism: Christ as Anointed Prophet
4.3 The Heresies – Docetics & Marcionites: Denying Christ's Humanity
4.2 The Heresies – Judaizers and Ebionites: Denying Christ’s Divinity
4.1 The Heresies - Introduction to the Series
The future of Way of the Fathers: Mike Aquilina and Jim Papandrea in conversation
3.13 Cities of God: Last and Lasting Lessons
3.12 Cities of God: Carthage, African Christian Genesis
3.11 Cities of God: Ravenna, Capital on the Swamp
3.10 Cities of God: Constantinople (Not Istanbul)
3.9 Cities of God: Ejmiatsin and Christian Armenia
3.8 Cities of God: Lugdunum, the French Connection
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