Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hagiography
ancient Christian text
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:category Early Christian writings
Patristic literature
gptkbp:dateWritten 2nd century
gptkbp:describesEvent execution of Polycarp
gptkbp:genre martyrdom account
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martyrdom of Polycarp
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gospel_of_John
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Roman_proconsul
gptkb:fire
gptkb:sword
Christian faith
public execution
Roman persecution
miraculous events
Jewish participation in execution
Polycarp's age (86 years as Christian)
Polycarp's prayer
refusal to renounce Christ
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Eusebius's_Ecclesiastical_History
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Smyrna
gptkbp:significance earliest account of Christian martyrdom outside the New Testament
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Polycarp
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christians_in_Asia_Minor
gptkb:Apostolic_Fathers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6