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The Martyrdom of Polycarp

J. B. Lightfoot · Translated text

MartPol. Prologue

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The church of God which sojourneth at Smyrna to the Church of God which sojourneth in Philomelium and to all the brotherhoods of the holy and universal Church sojourning in every place; mercy and peace and love from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be multiplied.