Polycrates

Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, convened the synod to establish the 14th of Nisan (the date of the Jewish Passover) as the official date of Easter (see Jewish calendar). Pope Victor I, preferring a Sunday as more convenient and desiring

…end of the 2nd century, Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, claims that John’s tomb is at Ephesus, identifies him with the beloved disciple, and adds that he “was a priest, wearing the sacerdotal plate, both martyr and teacher.” That John died in Ephesus is also stated by St. Irenaeus, bishop of…