Musti (Tunisia)
Musti or Mustis was an ancient city and bishopric in the
History
Musti was an important
The town has only been partially excavated, leaving a large area still to be researched, but nevertheless boasts remains of the
Three temples have been identified at Musti though others were known, One of the temples was converted to a bascillica in the 4th century [2]
Musti is mentioned by
The Byzantines turned much of the Forum into a fortress during their battles with the Vandals.[5]
Sights
The triumphal arch located at the entrance of the site is still of unknown attribution. The eastern arch, which was in a very ruined state, was restored in 1967 by the National Institute of Art and Archaeology and the Historical Monuments Service. The nearby mausoleum of the Julii was also restored at this time. The entire restoration took 17 months to complete.
The entrance of the site opens onto a large paved yard which leads to an attractive gateway. This gate had a covered walkway on the left and on the right. To the sides are the shops of the moneychangers and some bas-reliefs of well-wishing
Near the gate are the remains of three temples (to Ceres, Pluto and Apollo). Further on are ruins of a small 4th century Christian church, a basilica with three naves and a raised sacred area (the baptistery). It is adjoined by a large Byzantine fortification.
Recent archaeological research
In 2018, a joint Polish-Tunisian project was commenced by the
Ecclesiastical history
It was a bishopric,
There also was another city and bishopric called
Titular see
In 1912, the diocese was nominally restored as a Latin titular see, of the lowest (episcopal) rank with a single (archiepiscopal) exception. It has had the following incumbents:
- Jean-Ephrem Bertreux, Society of Mary (S.M.) (1912.06.01 – 1919.01.04)
- Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, White Fathers (M. Afr.) (1922.04.26 – 1942.01.14)
- Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, Passionists (C.P.) (1956.09.25 – 1960.05.02)
- Vicente Alfredo Aducci (1960.05.28 – 1962.05.03)
- Oscar Félix Villena (1962.07.26 – 1970.02.11)
- Titular archbishop Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta (1970.06.16 – 1970.11.25)
- Aldo Del Monte (1970.12.29 – 1972.01.15)
- Gaetano Bonicelli (1975.07.10 – 1977.06.11) (later Archbishop)
- Antonio Ambrosanio (1977.08.27 – 1988.01.04) (later Archbishop)
- Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (74) (1988.01.18 – 1990.11.19)
- Giuseppe Pasotto, Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus
References
- ^ Walter E. Kaegi, Muslim Expansion and Byzantine Collapse in North Africa(Cambridge University Press, 2010 ) p 281.
- ^ a b c d Musti (El Krib) at romanartlover.com.
- ^ Ptol., IV, 3, 33
- ^ a b Sophrone Pétridès, The Catholic Encyclopedia 10, 1911
- ^ Walter E. Kaegi, Muslim Expansion and Byzantine Collapse in North Africa (Cambridge University Press, 4 Nov. 2010 ) p 281.
- ^ "Mustis". pcma.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- S2CID 214526738.
- ^ "Hundreds of inscriptions revealing fascinating tale of ancient city uncovered in Tunisia". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ a b Pétridès, S. Musti, In The Catholic Encyclopedia. (Robert Appleton Company (New York City), 1911). Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne:Évêchés & ruines antiques (Paris 1912), pp. 118 and 424
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 935
Sources and external links
- German Tunisia Projekt
- GigaCatholic with titular incumbent biography links
- Mustis Archaeological Project
- Cassiciaco (in Italian)
- Unesco pdf-file (French document)[permanent dead link]
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 467
- Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 236
- J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne, Paris 1912, p. 424