De Viris Illustribus is a Latin biobibliographical collection by Jerome completed at Bethlehem in 392–393 AD. It consists of a prologue and 135 chapters, each giving a brief account of an author and a
Manuscript of the late 15th century, with this page showing entries for Musanus, Modestus and Bardaisan.
Jerome by Theodoric of Prague, c. 1370
Polycarp
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Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Polycarp is r
De Viris Illustribus (Jerome)
…16. Ignatius of Antioch 17. Polycarp 18. Papias…
fresco from the Church of St. George, Staro Nagoričane
Mosaic of Saint Polycarp from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy
Polycarp miraculously extinguishing the fire burning the city of Smyrna
Tomb of Polycarp in Smyrna (modern-day Izmir), 1895