Daily Archives: February 22, 2015
22 February Feast of the Martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna – Jewish involvement questionable #otdimjh
Polycarp’s life is known mainly from the writings of his disciple Irenaeus of Lyons, made familiar to a wide audience by the extensive quotations in Eusebius. Irenaeus is depicted as the heir to the Johannine tradition; his uncompromising opposition to … Continue reading
