Themes for study:
St. Ignatius’ hatred of heresy and schism, his care for the unity of
the Church, and in his great yearning for martyrdom;
The significance of the Ignatian epistles;
St. Polycarp’s long life linking the teachers and theologians of the
mid-second century to the Apostolic founders of the Church;
The Martyrdom of Polycarp as a model for future martyrologies.
Further reading:
Warren H. Carroll, The Founding of Christendom (A History of
Christendom), Vol. 1, Christendom Press, 1985, pp. 455-461;
Fr. John Laux, Church History, TAN Books and Publishers, 1930,
pp. 48-50;
Tixeront – Raemers, A Handbook of Patrology, B. Herder Book
Co., 1946, pp. 13-17;
Rev. William A. Jurgens, The Faith of the Early Fathers, The
Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, Vol. 1, pp. 17 & 28.
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