St. Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna

(69 c.-155 c.)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna LBT ID: StPolyc155 VIAF ID: 2475604 LOC ID: n50080400	B/BAP: 0069 DIED: 0155
SOURCES: Wikipedia; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
A defender of orthodoxy who was burned to death by the Roman authorities.