Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Christian archaeology Places

Laodicea Combusta, Diocese of

LAODICEA (LAODICEA COMBUSTA) IN LICAONIA

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(from Klio. Beiträge zur alten Geschichte, 10 (1916), p. 512) LAODICEA in Lycaonia - Sarcophagus of M. Julius Eugenius with inscription (332-39 A.D.). Drawing.

LAODICEA COMBUSTA, Diocese of. - A whole series of Christian inscriptions has been found there, important also for the hierarchy, among which the most notable is that of the bishop Marcus Julius Eugenius, son of Cyrillus Celer of Couessos, a senator of L., who, after serving in the officium of the governor of Pisidia, at the time of the persecution of Maximinus, had had to abandon military service and endure tortures inflicted on him by the governor Diogenes; he was promoted to the episcopate of L. and governed it for 25 years, rebuilding and decorating the church and its appurtenances.

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BIBL.: P. Franchi de' Cavalieri, Marco Giulio Eugenio, vescovo di L. di L. nel sec. IV, in Note agiografiche (Studi e testi), Rome 1909, pp. 59-73; W. M. Calder, Monumenta Asiae Minoris antiqua, I, London 1928, pp. 78-151.

Enrico Josi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 901.

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Josi, Enrico. “Laodicea (Laodicea Combusta) in Licaonia.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 901. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/laodicea-laodicea-combusta-in-licaonia.

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Josi, Enrico. “Laodicea (Laodicea Combusta) in Licaonia.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 901. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/laodicea-laodicea-combusta-in-licaonia.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Laodicea (Laodicea Combusta) in Licaonia},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {901},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/laodicea-laodicea-combusta-in-licaonia}
}

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