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Papirius was later succeeded by Camerius, [4] Smyrna was also the place of martyrdom of Saint Pionius, during the reign of Decius. [5] Lead seal of Metrophanes, Metropolitan of Smyrna, c. 857-879. Already from the early Christian years Smyrna was an autocephalous archbishopric as part of the wider Metropolis of Ephesus.
Smyrna among the cities of Ionia and Lydia (c. 50 AD) Smyrna (/ ˈ s m ɜːr n ə / SMUR-nə; Ancient Greek: Σμύρνη, romanized: Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα, Smýrna) was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland ...
It was the most prominent Armenian church in the city, until it was destroyed by the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922. The church was located in the Armenian quarter of the city and served the Armenian community along with the Surp Mesrop Boarding School for Boys and Surp Hripsime School for Girls. The schools were also located in the Basmane district.
[9] He is of the opinion that the letters have a prophetic purpose disclosing the seven phases of the spiritual history of the Church. Other writers, such as Clarence Larkin, [10] Henry Hampton Halley, [11] Merrill Unger, [12] and William M. Branham [13] also have put forward the view that the seven churches preview the history of the global ...
To the left of the main entrance, the first painting is of three early bishops of this area: Ignatius of Antioch (Antakya); Polycarp of Smyrna and Irenaeus, priest of Smyrna, who went to Lyons in France and became bishop there. The background for the picture of these bishops is the artist's conception of what ancient Smyrna looked like. [4]
The church was built in 1898-1899. [3] [4] St John's was consecrated by Bishop Charles Sandford (Bishop of Gibraltar) on 7 April 1902. However, the first Church of England chaplain (Thomas Curtys) was posted to Smyrna in 1636 [5] and there has been a constant presence of an Anglican chaplain in the city ever since.
Smyrna Baptist Church of Christ was established on August 9, 1882, with Nelson Porterfield serving as pastor. It was soon built three years later. Another land grant was given to the community in 1907 for another church as well as a cemetery in 1907. Reverend J.M. Copeland organized a Church of Christ in Smyrna in 1896 and was erected in 1913.
Polycarp (/ ˈ p ɒ l i k ɑːr p /; Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. [2] 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. [3]