- POLYCARP
- (1st century)early CHRISTIAN writer and MARTYR who provided a link between the APOSTLES and the EARLY CHURCH.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
POLYCARP
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Polycarp — [päl′i kärp΄] Saint (2d cent. A.D. ); Gr. bishop of Smyrna: Christian martyr: his day is Feb. 23 … English World dictionary
Polycarp — Infobox Saint name= Saint Polycarp birth date= ca. 69 death date= ca. 155 feast day= February 23 (formerly January 26) venerated in= Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church… … Wikipedia
Polycarp — Polykarp bzw. Polycarp ist ein männlicher Vorname. Der Name ist griechisch und bedeutet „der viel Frucht Bringende“. Bekannte Namensträger Polykarp von Smyrna (ca. 69 – ca. 155), Bischof von Smyrna, Heiliger und Märtyrer Polykarp I. († 89),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Polycarp — (c. 69–c. 155) Saint and Bishop. Little is known of the life of Polycarp. He was the Bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor and was a determined opponent of heresy. He is remembered as an important link between the world of the first generation… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Polycarp — noun Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69 155) • Syn: ↑Saint Polycarp, ↑St. Polycarp • Hypernyms: ↑martyr * * * /pol ee kahrp /, n. Saint, A.D. 69? 155, bishop of Smyrna and… … Useful english dictionary
Polycarp (children's TV show host) — Polycarp (pronEng|poʊliːˈkɑr in the Cajun French manner) was a fictional character who served as a local children s television show host. His program, Polycarp and Pals, aired from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s on KATC Channel 3 in Lafayette,… … Wikipedia
Polycarp's letter to the Philippians — (often simply called To the Philippians ) composed around 110 to 140 AD [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/polycarp.html Early Christian Writings on Polycarp] is described by Irenaeus as follows:: There is also a forceful epistle written by… … Wikipedia
Polycarp PengoI — Polycarp Pengo Cardinal Polycarp Pengo de l Église catholique romaine … Wikipédia en Français
Polycarp Gottlieb Schacher — (* 6. Januar 1674 in Leipzig; † 4. März 1737 ebenda) war ein deutscher Mediziner. Leben Der Sohn Christoph Hartmann Schachers (1633–1690), hatte anfänglich Unterricht von Privatlehrern genossen und dann die Leipziger Nikolaischule besucht.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Polycarp (disambiguation) — Polycarp may refer to:* Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna and Christian saint* Polycarp (children s TV show host), children s TV show host in south Louisiana … Wikipedia
Polycarp Pengo — Polycarp Kardinal Pengo (* 5. August 1944 in Mwazye, Tansania) ist Erzbischof von Daressalam in Tansania. Leben Pengo besuchte von 1959 bis 1964 die Sekundarschule am Minoritenkolleg in Kaengesa. 1965 trat er in das Seminar von Kipalalpala ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
