Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Polycarpof Alexandria

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“...filled with zeal for God, he could not simply stand by when every day he saw many of the faithful being tortured because they refused to deny Christ.”
St. Polycarp of Alexandria

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Death

4th century

Alexandria, Roman Empire

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Torture
  • Execution

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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