Verinopolis
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City and bishopric in ancient Galatia
For the town of ancient Lycaonia, see
Verinopolis (Lycaonia)
.Verinopolis or Berinopolis (
).History
The city is known only from its bishopric and as an administrative unit, from the 7th to the late 13th centuries. Its location is unknown, and its traditional identification (e.g. by
late antique waystation of Aegonne or Euagina, localized near the modern settlement of Büyük Köhne (today Sorgun), is most probably incorrect.[3]
The city is not known before the 7th century, but obviously existed earlier, since it was named or renamed from a previous, unknown name, in honour of Verina, wife of the
In the autocephalous archbishopric, or even a metropolis, but it vanished soon after.[5]
Bishops
- Stephen, attended the Third Council of Constantinople (680) and the Quinisext Council (692)[5]
- Anthimus, attended the Second Council of Nicaea in 787[5]
- Sisinnius, attended the councils of Constantinople in
- Andronicus, attested in a list under Patriarch
References
- ^ Ramsay 1890, pp. 248, 261.
- ^ Janin 1935, col. 496.
- ^ a b c d Belke 1984, pp. 143–144.
- ^ Ramsay 1890, p. 247.
- ^ a b c d e Belke 1984, p. 143.
Sources
- Belke, Klaus (1984). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 4: Galatien und Lykaonien (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-7001-0634-0.
- Janin, Raymond (1935). "1. Bérinopolis". Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. Vol. VIII"location=Paris. col. 496.
- Ramsay, William M. (1890). The Historical Geography of Asia Minor. London: John Murray.