St. Polycarp was the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of St. John, according to St. Irenaeus (c. 130-c. 202) and Tertullian (c. 155-c. 220). I’d like to examine his Epistle to the Philippians. It ...

St. Polycarp was a bishop and martyr who lived in the first and second centuries of the Christian era. His time is often called the “sub-apostolic age,” because his was the first generation of ...

On Feb. 23, the Catholic Church will remember the life and martyrdom of St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox ...

St. Polycarp was one of the immediate disciples of the Apostles, in particular St. John the Evangelist. He embraced Christianity very young and was named bishop of Smyrna. He was greatly respected by ...

A real people person and a true man of God – that’s how several parishioners described Father Tom Flowers at his farewell reception Sunday at St. Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna. “When I ...

Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, who was “fruitful in every good work” (Col. 1:10), was born in the first century, and lived in Smyrna in Asia Minor. He was orphaned at an early age, but at the ...

We've analysed all the government data to bring you the rundown on your local primary schools. Here St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Farnham, Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ, is put into focus ...