Papirius_of_Smyrna

Papirius of Smyrna

Papirius of Smyrna

Bishop of Smyrna

Papirius of Smyrna (2nd century) was the successor of Polycarp as the bishop of Smyrna.[1] Little information is known about him.[2] He was mentioned by Polycrates of Ephesus, as Papirius defended quartodecimanism against keeping Easter on the Sunday after 14 Nisan.[3][4] At the end of his life, Papirius experienced martyrdom.[5]

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    Fleming, William (1838). The Scripture Gazetteer: A Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Empires, Kingdoms, Countries, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Villages, Mountains, Valleys, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, &c Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments: Their Ancient History, Natural Productions, and Present State : with an Essay on the Importance and Advantage of the Study of Sacred Geography. Edinburgh Printing and Publishing Company.
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    Fleming, William (1838). The Scripture Gazetteer: A Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Empires, Kingdoms, Countries, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Villages, Mountains, Valleys, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, &c Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments: Their Ancient History, Natural Productions, and Present State : with an Essay on the Importance and Advantage of the Study of Sacred Geography. Edinburgh Printing and Publishing Company.
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    Pullan, Leighton (1896). Lectures on Religion. Longmans, Green.
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    Lightfoot, Joseph Barber (1885). The Apostolic Fathers ... Macmillan and Company.
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    Welton, William (1848). A Synopsis of the ecclesiastical history of the three first centuries of the Christian Era, down to the General Council at Nice. [By W. Welton.]. J. Hall.
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