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===Martyrdom of Polycarp===
The term is also used in the ''[[Martyrdom of Polycarp]]'' (AD 156):

{{blockquote|The Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God sojourning in Philomelium, and to all the congregations of the Holy and Catholic Church in every place: Mercy, peace, and love from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, be multiplied.}}

{{blockquote|For, [Polycarp] having through patience overcome the unjust governor, and thus acquired the crown of immortality, he now, with the apostles and all the righteous [in heaven], rejoicingly glorifies God, even the Father, and blesses our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of our souls, the Governor of our bodies, and the Shepherd of the Catholic Church throughout the world.<ref>{{cite book |title=CHURCH FATHERS: Martyrdom of Polycarp 8:1 & 16:2 |url=https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0102.htm |access-date=15 January 2021 |archive-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219203511/https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0102.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> }}