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E02989: Gildas, in his treatise On the Destruction of Britain, refers to the martyrdom of *Polycarp (bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004), and quotes him. Written in Latin in Britain, c. 480/c. 550.
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posted on 2017-06-13, 00:00 authored by dlambertGildas, On the Destruction of Britain 75
Sed ad propositum revertar: quis, inquam, ex vobis, ut Smyrnensis ecclesiae pastor egregius Polycarpus Christi testis, mensam humane hospitibus ad ignem eum avide trahentibus apposuit et obiectus flammis pro Christi caritate dixit: 'Qui dedit mihi ignis ferre supplicium, dabit ut sine clavorum confixione flammas immobiliter perferam'.
'But I must return to my theme. Which of you, I say, like the excellent Polycarp, shepherd of the church of Smyrna and Christ's witness, thoughtfully provided a meal for his guests when they were eager to start dragging him off to the flames, and when cast on the fire for the love of Christ said: "He who granted that I should bear the punishment of the fire will grant that I should bear the flames to the end unmoving, without being nailed down".'
Text and translation: Winterbottom 1978.
Sed ad propositum revertar: quis, inquam, ex vobis, ut Smyrnensis ecclesiae pastor egregius Polycarpus Christi testis, mensam humane hospitibus ad ignem eum avide trahentibus apposuit et obiectus flammis pro Christi caritate dixit: 'Qui dedit mihi ignis ferre supplicium, dabit ut sine clavorum confixione flammas immobiliter perferam'.
'But I must return to my theme. Which of you, I say, like the excellent Polycarp, shepherd of the church of Smyrna and Christ's witness, thoughtfully provided a meal for his guests when they were eager to start dragging him off to the flames, and when cast on the fire for the love of Christ said: "He who granted that I should bear the punishment of the fire will grant that I should bear the flames to the end unmoving, without being nailed down".'
Text and translation: Winterbottom 1978.
History
Evidence ID
E02989Saint Name
Polycarp, bishop and martyr, and other martyrs in Smyrna, ob. 2nd c. : S00004Saint Name in Source
PolycarpusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Theological worksLanguage
- Latin