Eukarpia
38°28′20″N 30°07′11″E / 38.4722714°N 30.1196556°E Eucarpia or Eukarpia (
Location
Eukarpia, mentioned by
It was situated in a very fertile district, to which it is said to have been indebted for its name. The vine especially grew there very luxuriously.[2]
Imposing ruins, seen by Hamilton in 1837, have almost disappeared. Little is known about the history of the city. Under Roman dominion, Eucarpia belonged to the conventus of
Ecclesiastical history
The bishopric, a suffragan of
- Eugenius, present at the Council of Nicaea (325),
- Auxomenus in 381,
- Cyriacus in 451,
- Dionysius in 536,
- Constantine or Constans in 787 (not mentioned by Le Quien), and Constantine in 879.
Eukarpia is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[4]
References
- ^ Drew Bear, T.; DARMC; R. Talbert; S. Gillies; J. Åhlfeldt; J. Becker; T. Elliott. "Places: 609378 (Eukarpia)". Pleiades. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ Steph. B. s. v. Εὐκαρπία.
- Geogr. Rav.
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 891
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Eucarpia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Eucarpia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eucarpia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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