Prymnessus Explained

Prymnessus or Prymnessos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πρύμνησσος), or Prymnesus or Prymnesos (Πρύμνησος), or Prymnesia (Πρυμνησία) was a town of ancient Phrygia. Its site is located near Sülün in Asiatic Turkey.

History

The town was inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[1]

The martyr and saint Ariadne of Phrygia lived here according to her vita.^{[2] [3]}

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Prymnessus (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy] . David M. Cheney. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2019-08-21.
2. Thonemann . Peter . The Martyrdom of Ariadne of Prymnessos and an Inscription from Perge . Chiron. Mitteilungen der Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts . 2015 . 45 . 151–170 . 10.34780/2hc2-22ci .
3. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1536 Catholic Online