Who
Bishop of Smyrna, who had been taught by the apostles and had conversed with many who had seen Christ; Irenaeus, who knew him in his youth, says he was appointed by apostles and had sat at the feet of John (Against Heresies III.3.4). His Letter to the Philippians survives, and the account of his martyrdom at Smyrna about 155 is the first of its kind.
Lineage
In the succession →See of Smyrna.
- Taught by
- John the Apostled. c. 100
Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.3.4; Letter to Florinus (Eusebius, Church History V.20); Tertullian, Prescription 32
- Disciples
- Irenaeus of Lyonsc. 130–202
Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.3.4; Letter to Florinus (Eusebius, Church History V.20)