Feb. 23 is the feast day of St. Polycarp (69-155). He was Bishop of Smyrna (Turkey), fought heresy in the early Church, was friend to St. Ignatius of Antioch and martyred for his faith. His surviving ...

St. Polycarp was a bishop and martyr who lived in the first and second centuries of the Christian era. His time is often called the “sub-apostolic age,” because his was the first generation of ...

Former Nairobi Deputy Governor Polycarp Igathe has gifted Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko an expensive luxurious whiskey ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The year was A.D. 155, and the persecution against Christians swept across the Roman Empire and came to the city of Smyrna.

LAFAYETTE PARISH — For generations of Acadiana families, one mischievous Cajun character brought laughter, live skits and late-for-school mornings, and now Polycarp's name is taking center stage again ...

Polycarp is a historical drama about a Christian slave girl, Anna, who was rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd-century Smyrna. As she grows in her newfound faith, taught by Bishop Polycarp, she ...