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.
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35—Epiphanius of Salamis: A Passion for Pure Doctrine
34—Cyril of Jerusalem: Mystery and Mayhem
33—Ambrose of Milan: How the Church Regards the State
32—Julian, the Apostate Who Aped the Church
31—Gregory of Nyssa: Zero to Hero
30—Gregory Nazianzen: Greatness in the Passive Voice
29—Basil and the Beginning of Christian Social Thought
28—Ephrem, Symbolist
27 - Aphrahat: Parsee Sage Primary in Time
26 - Hilary of Poitiers: Exile and Understanding
Ep. 25—Eusebius: History from the Wrong Side of History
Ep. 24—Athanasius against the World
Ep. 23—Alexander’s Lagtime Stand
Ep. 22 - Anthony of the Desert: The Solitary Celebrity
Ep. 21 - Lactantius: The Fall & Rise of the Christian Cicero
Ep. 20 - Origen, Part 2: Hero, Heretic - or Hybrid?
Ep. 19 - Origen: The Most Controversial Christian Ever?
Ep. 18 - The Short, Happy Life of Cyprian of Carthage
Ep. 17 - The Long, Strange Trip of Hippolytus of Rome
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