It is certain that, while still very young, Irenaeus had seen and heard the holy Bishop Polycarp (d. 155) at Smyrna. During the persecution of Marcus Aurelius, Irenaeus was a priest of the Church ...

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Here’s an example of Apostolic succession: Apostle John handed over to Polycarp who taught Irenaeus who went on to become Bishop of Lugdunum, now Lyon, France. And France is in the West ...