Polycarp

(päl′i kärp′)

Polycarp, Saint (2d cent. ); Gr. bishop of Smyrna: Christian martyr: his day is Feb. 23

See Polycarp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Christian martyr. A student of the Apostle John, he was burned at the stake during a period of persecution of Christians in Smyrna.

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