Stauropolis

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Stauropolis was the later Byzantine-era name of the ancient city of Aphrodisias in Caria, known as an important regional center and episcopal see.

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Stauropolis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine city
ancient city
episcopal see
former Catholic diocese
titular see
associatedWithCouncil Byzantine church councils (as a metropolitan see)
bishopTitle Metropolitan of Stauropolis
countryDuringByzantineEra Byzantine Empire
ecclesiasticalProvince Patriarchate of Constantinople
flourishedIn Byzantine period
flourishedInCentury 6th century
7th century
8th century
geographicalContext inland Caria
hadStatus archbishopric
metropolitan see
hasFormerName Aphrodisias
hasHeritageStatus part of Aphrodisias archaeological heritage
hasModernCountry Turkey
hasRuinsSharedWith Aphrodisias
isArchaeologicalSite yes
isListedAs Catholic titular metropolitan see
languageInUse Greek
locatedIn Asia Minor
Caria
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
locatedInRegion southwestern Anatolia
locatedNear modern Geyre
nameMeaning City of the Cross
partOf Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
primaryCultBeforeChristianity Aphrodite (as Aphrodisias)
provinceDuringRomanEra Caria
regionHistoricalName Asia
religion Christianity
succeeded Aphrodisias as Christian city name
transitionedFrom pagan city of Aphrodisias
transitionedTo Christian city of Stauropolis
urbanType walled city
wasImportantAs ecclesiastical center
regional center
wasKnownFor Christian monuments
episcopal administration
wasRenamedFrom Aphrodisias
wasSeatOf bishopric of Stauropolis
metropolitan see of Caria

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Aphrodisias laterName Stauropolis