Church figure
Polycarp of Smyrna
Bishop of Smyrna who had known the apostle John, and who handed on what he heard to the next generation.
Awaiting theological review
connected with
- Church figureIgnatius of Antioch →Early Christian source
Wrote him a letter
- Person of the BibleJohn →Early Christian source
Heard him and others who had seen the Lord
- Church figureIrenaeus of Lyon →Early Christian source
Taught him as a boy
- SaintSaint Polycarp of Smyrna →Popular devotion