BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:St. Polycarp\, Bishop of Smyrna DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260222T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260223T183000Z UID:174911834199 DESCRIPTION:"in Asia\, of the ancient martyrs\, Polycarp the bishop\, and Aratos\, and Koskonios\, and Melanippos\, and \;Zenon."February 23rd i s the commemoration of St. Polycarp according to the liturgical calendar o f the Syriac Orthodox Church.Mor Polycarp was the Bishop of Smyrna. His li fe began at the end of the first Christian century\, &\; he became the disciple of St. John the Evangelist. With St. Clement of Rome &\; St. I gnatius of Antioch\, Polycarp is regarded as one of the three chief Aposto lic Fathers. After severe tortures &\; many threats\, the saint wished to shed his blood for Christ's name. He commanded &\; taught his people to be steadfast in faith &\; told them that they would not see his fac e after that day. They wept &\; tried to hold him down to prevent him f rom leaving but they failed to stop him.He went and confessed the Lord Chr ist before the Governor who ordered to cut off his head after much torture \; thus he received the crown of life. Some of the believers took his body \, shrouded and buried it with great honor.After severe tortures and many threats\, the saint wished to shed his blood for Christ's name. He command ed and taught his people to be steadfast in faith and told them that they would not see his face after that day. They wept and tried to hold him dow n to prevent him from leaving but they failed to stop him.He went and conf essed the Lord Christ before the Governor who ordered to cut off his head after much torture\; thus he received the crown of life. Some of the belie vers took his body\, shrouded and buried it with great honor.BL12150 LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR