St. Polycarp was a bishop and martyr who lived in the first and second centuries of the Christian era. His time is often called the “sub-apostolic age,” because his was the first generation of ...

Poor St. Polycarp! Despite being a disciple of St. John the Evangelist himself and suffering a true martyr’s death — recounted in great gory (yet glorious) detail —absolutely no one names their child ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — For generations of Acadiana families, one mischievous Cajun character brought laughter, live skits and late-for-school mornings, and now Polycarp's name is taking center stage again ...

Polycarp is a historical drama about a Christian slave girl, Anna, who was rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd-century Smyrna. As she grows in her newfound faith, taught by Bishop Polycarp, she ...