Temenothyra Explained

Temenothyra (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τημενοθύρα), or Temenothyrae or Temenothyrai (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τημενοθύραι or Τημένου θύραι|Temenou Thyrae, Temenouthyrai), was a town of ancient Lydia, or of Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, under the name Temenothyrae it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Its site is located near Uşak in Asiatic Turkey.

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38.6823°N 29.4082°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2t73.html Catholic Hierarchy