Poemanenum Explained

Poemanenum or Poimanenon (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ποιμάνινον) was a Greek town of ancient Mysia, south of Cyzicus and on the southwest of Lake Aphnitis. It belonged to the territory of Cyzicus was well fortified, and possessed a celebrated temple of Asclepius. Other writers call the town Poemanenus or Poimanenos (Ποιμανηνός)[1] or Poemanentus or Poimanentos (Ποιμάνεντος). Its inhabitants are called Poemaneni (Ποιμανηνοί) According to the Notitiae Episcopatuum, it became a bishopric. No longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[2] Nearby was fought the Battle of Poemanenum in 1223 or 1224.

Its site is located near Alexa in Asiatic Turkey.

References

40.079°N 27.8923°W

Notes and References

  1. so in Niketas Choniates
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2p66.html Catholic Hierarchy