Panopolis (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Siméon Vailhé · 1913
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Panopolis was a titular see, suffragan of Antinoe in Thebais Prima, the ancient Apu or Khimmin, which Greeks called Khemmis and Panopolis. It served as capital of its district and ranked among Upper Egypt's chief towns, famed for its god Min. Herodotus notes its temple, and Strabo says its people were weavers and stone-cutters.
Le Quien names bishops Arius, friend of Saint Pachomius, who built three convents there, Sabinus at Ephesus in 431, Saint Menas, honoured on 11 February, and later Jacobites. Recent digs bared a necropolis, Coptic tapestries akin to Gobelin work from the second to ninth centuries, Christian manuscripts including Enoch fragments and Peter's Gospel and Apocalypse, and many inscriptions. The town is now Akhmin.
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| CREATOR | Siméon Vailhé |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |