The Martyrdom of Polycarp

Martyrium Polycarpi

The Martydom of Polycarp. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913

When therefore the centurion saw the contentiousness[*](The Christians take the ashes) caused by the Jews, he put the body in the midst, as was their custom, and burnt it.