Stauroupolis Explained

Stauropolis, Stauroupolis, Stavroupoli(s), or Stavropoli(s) (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σταυρούπολις|link=no 'city of the cross', genitive Σταυροπόλεος Stauropoleos) may refer to various places and other entities. The spelling in u is a transliteration; the spelling in v reflects the Byzantine and modern pronunciation.

Places

• Stauroupolis, the Byzantine name of Aphrodisias in Caria, Asia Minor
• Stavroupoli, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Stavroupoli, Xanthi, a village in Northern Greece
• Stavros (Galatia), ancient town in Asia Minor, also called Stavropolis; see Verinopolis

Other

• 1147 Stavropolis, a stony asteroid named for the Russian city
• Milo Stavroupolis, a character on Little House on the Prairie
• Stauropolis (diocese), the former diocese of Aphrodisias, subsisting as a Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic titular see
• Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania

See also

• Stavros (disambiguation), name of various places, some also called Stavropolis
• Stavropol (disambiguation), various locations in Russia
• Stavropolsky (disambiguation), various locations in Russia
• Stavrochori (disambiguation), various villages in Greece
• Stavropoulos, Greek family name
• Stauropolia, a genus of moth