Maximianopolis (Palestine)
Maximianopolis (
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History
Bible reference
Jerome identified Maximianopolis with the Hadad-rimmon of Zechariah 12:11 –
On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo
The mention of the Hadad-rimmon mourning may be a reference to pagan worship ceremonies or to an event such as the death of Josiah, mortally wounded in the Battle of Megiddo (609 BC).[5]
Episcopal see
Maximianopolis in Palaestina
In the time of the so-called
the town already bore the name of Maximianopolis.The camp of the
Only three of its residential bishops are known:
- Paul, in 325
- Megas, in 518
- Domnus, in 536[9]
Titular see
The ancient episcopal see is now included, under the name Maximianopolis in Palaestina, in the list of
- Gaetano Mantegazza, B. † (25 Jun 1778 Appointed – 1793)
- Alexander Cameron † (19 Sep 1797 Appointed – 7 Feb 1828)
- Kajetan von Kowalski † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed – 13 Jan 1840)
- William Walsh † (15 Feb 1842 Appointed – 27 Sep 1844)
- Aleksander Kazimierz Beresniewicz † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed – 30 May 1875)
- Ferdinand Maria Ossi, OCD † (3 Apr 1883 Appointed – 14 Dec 1886)
- John Hutchinson, OSA † (13 May 1887 Appointed – 28 Oct 1897)
- Auguste François Louis Grimault, CSSp † (24 Jan 1927 Appointed – 18 Jun 1980)
See also
- Megiddo church, located in the area of ancient Legio
- Maximianopolis (disambiguation page)
References
- ^ Meyers, E., J. Brown (10 September 2017). "Places: 678266 (Legio/Caporcotani/Maximianopolis)". Pleiades. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Jerusalem Itinerary;. London: John Murray.
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Maximianopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography - ^ ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ "Holman Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary". StudyLight.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ Maximianopolis in Palaestina Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Comment. in Zachar.", ad cap. xii, 11; "Comment. In Oz.", 5.
- ^ Vailhé, Siméon (1913). "Legio". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Vailhé, Siméon (1913). "Maximianopolis". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 925
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Maximianopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.