Saint
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
- Country / origin
- Smyrna (today İzmir, Turkey)
- Life
- c. 69 – c. 155
- Feast
- 23 February
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
Bishop of Smyrna who had known the apostle John, according to his disciple Irenaeus, and was martyred in old age.
Patron of
- faithfulness in old age
- people suffering for the faith
When to ask for intercession
- to persevere in faith to the end
- to pass the faith on to the next generation
A short prayer
Saint Polycarp, who served Christ all your life, intercede for me, that I may stay faithful to the end.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
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