An early influential Christian of the late First century and early Second century, Saint Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Protestant Anglicanism. He lived in an age after the deaths of the apostles, when a variety of interpretations of the sayings of Jesus were being preached. His role was to authenticate orthodox teachings through his connection with the beloved apostle John, one of the four gospel writers, and according to tradition the last of Jesus’ disciples to die and the only one of the original twelve who did not die a martyr.
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Audio credits: Saint of the Day podcast with Mike Roberts-St. Polycarp, episode 300, 23feb2024; Catholic Answers Live podcast with Jimmy Akin, episode 12149; The Saint of the Day podcast-St. Polycarp of Smyrna, 23feb2024; Saint of the Day DEACON: Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (aka Catholic Saint Ignatius of Antioch) 20dec2025 (107); Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional, St. Polycarp, 26jan2026. Audio excerpts reproduced under a Creative Commons license and the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.    

An early influential Christian of the late First century and early Second century, Saint Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Protestant Anglicanism. He lived in an age after the deaths of the apostles, when a variety of interpretations of the sayings of Jesus were being preached. His role was to authenticate orthodox teachings through his connection with the beloved apostle John, one of the four gospel writers, and according to tradition the last of Jesus&rsquo; disciples to die and the only one of the original twelve who did not die a martyr.
<ul>
<li>Catholic Answers Live podcast at <a href="https://amzn.to/47IB5Y">https://amzn.to/47IB5Y</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World podcast at&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3YJpTqZ">https://amzn.to/3YJpTqZ</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Books by Jimmy Akin available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3shLkD8">https://amzn.to/3shLkD8</a></li>
<li>Books about Polycarp at <a href="https://amzn.to/3OxaNDO">https://amzn.to/3OxaNDO</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on <a href="https://patreon.com/markvinet">https://patreon.com/markvinet</a>&nbsp; SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK <a href="https://amzn.to/3POlrUD">https://amzn.to/3POlrUD</a> (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).&nbsp;
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<li>Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet">https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mark's History of North America podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america">www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america</a></li>
<li>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://markvinet.com/podcast">https://markvinet.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9">https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9</a></li>
<li>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu">https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels">https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mark's books:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM">https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Audio credits: Saint of the Day podcast with Mike Roberts-St. Polycarp, episode 300, 23feb2024; Catholic Answers Live podcast with Jimmy Akin, episode 12149; The Saint of the Day podcast-St. Polycarp of Smyrna, 23feb2024; Saint of the Day DEACON: Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (aka Catholic Saint Ignatius of Antioch) 20dec2025 (107); Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional, St. Polycarp, 26jan2026. Audio excerpts reproduced under a Creative Commons license and the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

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Monumental saga of the life and times of Galilean, Jesus of Nazareth, as well as the faith, religion, and church founded to honor and disseminate his acts and teachings.
Join host Mark Vinet on this exciting and fascinating journey through time exploring and focusing on the interesting, compelling, wonderful, tragic, intriguing, and inspiring stories of the Bible and the many great works of Christian theology, literature, architecture, music, and art inspired by the words and deeds of Jesus Christ.