Martyropolis (Greek: Μαρτυρόπολις, "city of the martyrs") was the former name of a city in Turkey, now known in Turkish as Silvan, in Aramaic as Meiafarakin (Maypherkat).
It is a Catholic titular see.[1][2]
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Martyropolis — • A titular see, suffragan of Amida in the Province of Mesopotamia or Armenia Quarta Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Martyropolis Martyropolis … Catholic encyclopedia
Martyropŏlis — (a. Geogr.), Stadt in Sophene (Armenien), am Nymphios; vom Kaiser Justinian zur Festung u. zum Sitz des ersten Dur von Armenien gemacht; beim jetzigen Meia Farekin … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
MARTYROPOLIS — Procop. Miepherkin. Ioh. Lydo, aliis Magarckin, urbs Armeniae maioris ad Nymphium fluv … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Martyropolis — 38.14222222222241.001388888889 Koordinaten: 38° 9′ N, 41° 0′ O … Deutsch Wikipedia
Martyropolis — Like Amida and Edessa (qq.v.), in the fifth and sixth centuries Martyropolis was one of the great frontier fortresses beyond the Euphrates River (q.v.). The Persian king Kavad (qq.v.) captured it in 502 and held it for several years. Justinian … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Martyropolis (Titularerzbistum) — Martyropolis (ital.: Martiropoli) ist ein Titularerzbistum bzw. bis 1932 Titularbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf ein früheres Bistum der gleichnamigen antiken Stadt in der römischen Provinz Mesopotamia in der Türkei.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Marutha of Martyropolis — was the bishop of the city of Maipherqat for a period beganing before 399 and still in office in 410. He was sent as an ambassador by the East Roman Emperor Arcadius to the Persian Emperor Yazdegerd I. He also served as ambassador after… … Wikipedia
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