St. Polycarp of Smyrna

    “But the proconsul urged him and said, ‘Swear, and I will release thee; curse the Christ.’ And Polycarp said, ‘Eighty and six years have I served him, and he hath done me no wrong; how then can I blaspheme my king who saved me?’” —from “The Martyrdom of Polycarp,” an account of his [Read More...]