Myra (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Sévérien Salaville · 1913
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Description
Myra was a titular see of Lycia in Asia Minor, from time immemorial one of the province's chief places. It stood on the Andriacus river twenty stadia from the sea, with Andriaca as its port. Saint Paul stayed there on his voyage from Caesarea to Rome. The Acts of Paul suggest a Christian community existed there by the second century.
Le Quien opens its bishop list with Saint Nicander, martyred under Domitian about 95. Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, honoured on 6 December, first appears among Nicaea's fathers in a sixth-century index. Theodosius II made flourishing Myra the capital of Lycia and is said to have built a church to Saint Nicholas there. Bishop Peter later defended Chalcedon in writings quoted by Sophronius and Photius.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sévérien Salaville |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |