Polycarp of Smyrna

One of the earliest of the Church Fathers and martyrs, hear about a vital part of Ancient Christian history! LINKS: The icon of Saint Polycarp we use here is by our friend Julia: https://www.ikonographics.net/ An article from Orthodox Wiki about Polycarp of Smyrna: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Polycarp_of_Smyrna An article about Saint Polycarp from the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1949/02/23/100589-hieromartyr-polycarp-bishop-of-smyrna Read 'The Martyrdom of Polycarp' for yourself: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0102.htm Polycarp's one surviving letter: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm A short Orthodox thought on Saint Polycarp: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nQr9PDGGJKY The story of Ignatius of Antioch: https://youtu.be/FfLpqWqHVhw?si=HiVukMQu5ijzzK8B A video of the icon in this episode coming together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTG3GeYj_t4 Amongst our friends and supporters are those at Orthodox Youth Ministries, who are working hard to help the next generation of Christians: https://www.theoym.org/ Please consider also supporting us and helping Patristix become self-sustaining by donating monthly here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/