Roman Martyrology: At Hierapolis in Phrygia, Saint Papias, a bishop, who, as one who had heard John the Presbyter and had been a companion of Polycarp, expounded the words of the Lord.

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Second century Apostolic Father. Friend of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna. Bishop of Hierapolis, Phrygia (in modern Turkey). Author of lengthy commentaries on the life, teaching, and works of Jesus; they survive only in fragments.