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Tag: Who was St Polycarp?
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Polycarp
St Polycarp (69 – 155) was a disciple of St John the Apostle who appointed him Bishop of Smyrna, Turkey. Influenced by the preaching of the Apostles, St Polycarp converted to Christianity soon after Jesus’ death. As a community elder, he exerted an important role in the spread of Christianity by convincing many of his original…