Philippopolis

Philippopolis
Philippopolis
Titular metropolitan see of Thracia Secunda.
Titular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra.

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.

Philippopolis
    Philippopolis
     Catholic_Encyclopedia Philippopolis
    Titular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Its bishop, Hormisdas, was present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 (LeQuien, "Oriens christianus", II, 861). An inscription makes known another bishop, Basil, in 553 ("Echos d'Orient", XII, 1909, 103). Philippopolis figures as a see in the "Notitiae Episcopatuum" in the sixth century (op. cit., X, 1907, 145). There were also several titular bishops in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (Eubel, "Hierarchia catholica medii aevi", II, 238; III, 291). The ancient name of this place is unknown. The Emperor Philip (244-9) founded this town and gave it his name (Aurelius Victor, "De Caesar.", 28). Thenceforth it grew very rapidly as evidenced by the fine ruins, remains of the colonnades of a temple and colossal baths, discovered on its site at Shohba in the Hauran.
    WADDINGTON, Inscriptions grecques et latines recueillies en Grece et en Asie Mineure, 490-3; GELZER, Georgii Cyprii Descriptio orbis romani, 204; Revue biblique, VII (1898), 601-3; Echos d'Orient, II (1899), 175.
    S. VAILHÉ
    Transcribed by Herman F. Holbrook A solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


Catholic encyclopedia.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Philippopolis — (griechisch Φιλιππόπολις) hießen in der Antike, vor allem zur Zeit Philipps von Makedonien mehrere Städte. Die wichtigsten sind: eine Stadt in Thrakien, in der Provinz Moesia inferior, das heutige Plowdiw in Bulgarien, darauf zurückgehend… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philippopŏlis — (a. Geogr.), 1) s. Philippopel; 2) vom Kaiser Philippus Arabs angelegte Stadt in Arabia petraea, im Bezirk von Bostra; Ruinen beim j. Ghereych …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Philippopolis — V. Plovdiv …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Philippopolis — [fil΄ə päp′ə lis] Gr. name for PLOVDIV …   English World dictionary

  • PHILIPPOPOLIS — I. PHILIPPOPOLIS seu Philippostadium, Philipstadt, urbs recens Sueciae, trina stagna, 25. mill. pass. a Wenero lacu et a Carolostadia in Caeciam distans, 50. autem a Mariaestadia in Boream. II. PHILIPPOPOLIS vulgo PHILIPPEVILLE, oppid. permunitum …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Philippopolis — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Plusieurs cités de l Empire Romain ont porté ce nom : Philippopolis de Thrace, aujourd hui Plovdiv en Bulgarie Philippopolis d Arabie, aujourd hui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Philippopolis — The term Philippopolis (Φιλιππούπολη in Greek), which translates as Philip s Town, can be used to refer to the following cities:*Plovdiv, Bulgaria (named after Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great s father) *Shahba, Syria (named after Marcus …   Wikipedia

  • Philippopolis —    City in northern Thrace (q.v.) situated on the highway from Belgrade to Constantinople (qq.v.). Its strategic location meant that it was occasionally subject to hostile attack by Pechenegs, Crusaders, and especially Bulgarians (qq.v.), whose… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Philippopolis, Titular Metropolitan of —     Philippopolis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philippopolis     A titular metropolitan see of Thracia Secunda. The city was founded by Philip of Macedon in 342 B. C. on the site of the legendary Eumolpins. As he sent thither 2000 culprits in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Philippopolis in Thracia — (ital.: Filippopoli di Tracia) ist ein Titularbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Der antike Bischofssitz befand sich in der historischen Landschaft Thrakien in der gleichnamigen antiken Stadt (heute Plowdiw) und liegt im heutigen Bulgarien.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”