Magydus

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Magydus (

Asia Minor. It is probably the same as Mygdale (Μυγδάλη) described in the Stadiasmus Maris Magni.[1]

Its site was probably at modern Lara (Antalya province), where there are ruins of a small artificial harbour.[2][3]

History

Magydus was a small town with no notable history, on the coast between

Attaleia and Perga, mentioned occasionally by geographers of the Roman and Late Antiquity periods, and on numerous coins of the imperial era.[2]

It was situated in the

Pamphylia Secunda
.

Ecclesiastical history

The bishopric of Magydus was a

Patriarchate of Constantinople, until the 12th or 13th century.[5]

Five of its bishops are historically documented:[2]

After centuries of abeyance, it was nominally restored no later than the late 18th century as the Latin

titular bishopric
of Magyddus (renamed Magydus in 1925) or Magido (Curiate Italian) / Magyden(sis) (Latin adjective).

It has been vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :

BIOS TO ELABORATE

References

  1. ^ Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 201, 202.
  2. ^ a b c Sophrone Pétridès, "Magydus" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1910
  3. ^ Pleiades Beta Portal: Magydos
  4. ), p. 921
  5. ^ Jean Darrouzès, Notitiae episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae. Texte critique, introduction et notes, Paris1981
  6. ^ Jean Darrouzès, Listes épiscopales du concile de Nicée (787), in Revue des études byzantines, 33 (1975), p. 51.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Magydus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Sources and external links

Bibliography
  • Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 450
  • Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, vol. I, coll. 1025-1026
  • Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1, p. 322; vol. 6, p. 272; vol. 7, p. 349; vol. 8, pp. 359–360
  • Sylvain Destephen, Prosopographie chrétienne du Bas-Empire 3. Prosopographie du diocèse d'Asie (325-641), Paris 2008


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