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Born in 69 AD, Saint Polycarp was acquainted with the Apostles. He was a disciple of Saint John, the Apostle and Evangelist, who consecrated him Bishop of Smyrna, which is now in Turkey. Read More
A relative of Jesus', possibly a first cousin. He is in the Gospel of Matthew, and is one of the brethren of Christ mentioned in Acts who was present at the birth of the Church on the first Penteco...
During a local rebellion against the Christians in Alexandria in the early third century, St. Apollonia, a holy virgin, was martyred in the year 249. Apollonia is among a group of early Christian m...