Polycarp of Smyrna

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2nd-century Christian Apostolic Father Christian bishop Christian martyr saint

Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bishop of Smyrna	1
Saint Polycarp	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	2nd-century Christian ⓘ Apostolic Father ⓘ Christian bishop ⓘ Christian martyr ⓘ saint ⓘ
associatedWith	Asia Minor ⓘ church in Smyrna ⓘ surface form: Smyrnaean church
birthPlace	Smyrna ⓘ
causeOfDeath	martyrdom ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace	Smyrna ⓘ
describedIn	The Martyrdom of Polycarp ⓘ
doctrine	opposition to heresies such as Gnosticism ⓘ
era	2nd century ⓘ
feastDay	23 February ⓘ
hasOccupation	Christian leader ⓘ bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ
honorificTitle	Apostolic Father ⓘ Polycarp of Smyrna self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Saint Polycarp
influenced	Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ early Christian theology ⓘ
influencedBy	Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle
knownFor	being a disciple of the apostle John ⓘ being an Apostolic Father ⓘ defense of orthodox Christian doctrine ⓘ his letter to the Philippians ⓘ his martyrdom by burning and stabbing ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	burning at the stake ⓘ execution by Roman authorities ⓘ stabbing ⓘ
movement	early Christianity ⓘ
notableWork	Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
partOf	early Church ⓘ
positionHeld	Polycarp of Smyrna self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Smyrna
religion	Christianity ⓘ
roleIn	formation of the New Testament-era church tradition ⓘ
teacherOf	Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
title	Apostolic Father ⓘ bishop ⓘ martyr ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

church in Smyrna → associatedWith → Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ

Irenaeus of Lyons → educatedBy → Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ

Polycarp of Smyrna → honorificTitle → Polycarp of Smyrna self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Polycarp

Ignatius of Antioch → influenced → Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ

Irenaeus of Lyons → influencedBy → Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ

Church Fathers → notableMember → Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ

Polycarp of Smyrna → positionHeld → Polycarp of Smyrna self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bishop of Smyrna