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Laodicea in Syria

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Laodicea (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια) was a port city and important colonia of the Roman Empire in ancient Syria,[1] near the modern city of Latakia. It was also called Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad mare. Under Septimius Severus, it was the capital of Roman Syria, and of the Eastern Roman province of Theodorias from 528 to 637 AD.

(1st century), mentioned in Acts, traditionally considered the first bishop

Lucius of Cyrene

Thelymidres (fl. 250–251), bishop during the [6]

Decian persecution

Heliodorus, became bishop during the reign of (251–253)[6]

Trebonianus Gallus

Socrates (died. c. 264)

[6]

(died c. 268), a native of Alexandria in Egypt[6]

Eusebius

(c. 268 – 282/283), a native of Alexandria in Egypt[6]

Anatolius

Stephen, apostasized during the (303–313)[6]

Diocletianic persecution

(303/313 – c. 335), an Arian[6]

Theodotus

(died 359), an Arian[6]

George

[6]

bishop by 394, deposed in 404, restored in 416[6]

Elpidius

Macarius (429-451)

Maximus (around 458)

Nicia

Costantinus (510–518)

Stephanus (553)

Saint Paul visited Laodicea and converted the first Christians in the city. Slowly the bishops of Laodicea grew in importance but were always under the Patriarch of Antioch. The most important bishops were:

Butcher, Kevin. Roman Syria and the Near East Getty Publications. Los Angeles, 2003  0892367156 ([1])

ISBN

Ross Burns. Monuments of Syria: A Guide. Publisher I.B.Tauris. New York, 2009  0857714899

ISBN

Berytus

Theodorias (province)

Apollinaris of Laodicea

Antioch