1 The centurion therefore, seeing the opposition raised on the part of the Jews, set him in the midst and burnt him after their custom. (MPO) 2 And so we afterwards took up his bones which are more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold, and laid them in a suitable place; (MPO)
Martyrdom of Polycarp 18:1–2
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