Polystylus (place)

Church on the acropolis of Abdera/Polystylon, Greece
Church on the acropolis of Abdera/Polystylon, Greece

Polystylus is the name of an ancient town and bishopric in the late Roman province of Macedonia Secunda, whose metropolis was Philippi. Its name is given in this form in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1] A 1911 article by Sophrone Pétridès called it Polystylum.[2]

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 954
  2. ^ Sophrone Pétridès, "Polystylum" in Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 12 (New York 1911)