Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Polycarp of Smyrna — ܦܘܠܝܩܪܦܘܣ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/2020 ܦܘܠܝܩܪܦܘܣ Pōlīqarpōs Polycarp of Smyrna Pōlīqarpōs Polycarpe de Smyrne Polycarp of Smyrna http://syriaca.org/person/2020 http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=P&sK=Polycarp%20of%20Smyrna&sT=keywords Polycarp of Smyrna was an early bishop of Smyrna who was martyred as an old man in the second century. His story became a model for passion narratives of Christian martyrs. Polycarp of Smyrna is commemorated in Polycarp of Smyrna (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 153 A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Polycarp of Smyrna