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- DictionaryPol·y·carp, St./ˌsānt ˈpälēkärp/
- 1. (c. 69–c. 155), Greek bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor. The leading Christian figure in Smyrna, he was arrested during a pagan festival, refused to recant his faith, and was burned to death. Feast day, February 23.
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