Diocese of Martyropolis

Saint Maruthas, Bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopotamia.

Martyropolis is a historical episcopal see of early Christianity,[1] in what was the Roman province of Mesopotamia,[2] now located in modern Turkey.[3] It is now a titular see of the Catholic Church.

  1. ^ Edwards, Robert W., "Martyropolis" (2016). The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, ed., Paul Corby Finney. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8028-9017-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843), p70.
  3. ^ Syrian Titular Episcopal See of Martyropolis GCatholic.org.