Polycarp of Smyrna
- Born
- no later than c. 69/70 (inferred)
- Died
- 155 or 156
- Bishop of
- Smyrna
- Wrote in
- Greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 40 to 220.
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Who he was
Bishop of Smyrna who, according to Irenaeus, had known the apostle John, and who received a letter from Ignatius of Antioch. His death, told in the Martyrdom of Polycarp, is the oldest surviving account of a Christian martyrdom outside the New Testament.
- Region
- Asia Minor
- Language
- Greek
- Role
- Bishop of Smyrna
- Died
- 155 or 156
His writings
1 writing, c. 110–140
c. 110–140