Docimium (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Sophrone Pétridès · 1913
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Description
Docimium was a titular see in Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor. Its coins call its people Macedonians, so it must have been founded by Antigonos Dokimos. A Catholic Encyclopedia entry gives its shifting names, from Dokimeion to Dokimion, and notes its fame for marble quarries. The site is now the village of Istcha Kara Hissar, northeast of Afion Kara Hissar.
Many Christian inscriptions later than Constantine have been found there. Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris held authority over Docimium, whose known bishops number six or seven between 344 and 879, plus one more from an inscription. The entry is a compact study in coins, quarries, and bishop lists fixing a lost city.
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| CREATOR | Sophrone Pétridès |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 0 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |