1
When Polykarpos first heard that he was being sought, he did not become agitated.
2
Those around him urged him to leave the city, and he went to a small farm not far away.
3
He spent the time continually in prayer for assemblies throughout the world and for those known to him.
4
Three days before his arrest, while praying, he saw his pillow burning with fire and told those around him that he would be burned alive.