39 The Encyclical Epistle of the Church at Smyrna Concerning the Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp The Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God sojourning in Philomelium,84 and to all the congregations85 of the Holy and Catholic Church in every place: Mercy, peace, and love from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, be multiplied. 84 Some read, “Philadelphia,” but on inferior authority. Philomelium was a city of Phrygia. 85 The word in the original is ποροικίαις, from which the English “parishes” is derived. The Martyrdom of Polycarp 108 The Martyrdom of Polycarp