Saint Policarpo
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on February 23.
- Feast day: February 23
- Life and era: Life details not specified in the source dataset
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Policarpo
Saint Policarpo is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for February 23.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Policarpo
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Biography and witness
Saint Policarpo appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on February 23.
Original martyrology note
Memoria de san Policarpo, obispo y mártir, discípulo de san Juan y el último de los testigos de los tiempos apostólicos, que en tiempo de los emperadores Marco Antonino y Lucio Aurelio Cómodo, cuando contaba ya casi noventa años, fue quemado vivo en el anfiteatro de Esmirna, en Asia, en presencia del procónsul y del pueblo, mientras daba gracias a Dios Padre por haberle contado entre los mártires y dejado participar del cáliz de Cristo (c. 155).
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Short prayer
Saint Policarpo, pray for me.