Helenopolis (Bithynia)
40°43′24″N 29°30′08″E / 40.72339°N 29.50224°E Helenopolis (
History
According to the 6th-century historian Procopius, Helena's son Emperor Constantine the Great renamed the city "Helenopolis" to honor her birthplace; but the name may simply have honored her without marking her birthplace.[1] Constantine also built there a church in honour of the martyr Saint Lucian; it soon grew in importance, and Constantine lived there very often towards the end of his life.
Near it were some famous mineral springs. These mineral springs might be those of Termal near Yalova.
Emperor
Nearby, in the late 11th century, Alexios I Komnenos built a castle called Kibatos or Civetot for Anglo-Saxon mercenaries who had opted to flee England after the Norman Conquest and serve the Byzantine Emperor. On 21 October 1096, the forces of the
Ecclesiastical history
The see of Helenopolis in Bithynia was a
Helenopolis in Bithynia is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ Harbus, Antonia. Helena of Britain in Medieval Legend. Rochester, NY: D.S. Brewer, 2002, p. 12ff
- ^ "Lost Byzantine castle found under water". Hürriyet Daily News. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Secrets of sunken Kibatos Castle unraveled". Hürriyet Daily News. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 886
- OCLC 955922585.
Sources and external links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Helenopolis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.