Anineta, also known asAninetum orAnineton (Ancient Greek:Ἀνίνητον), was a town ofancient Lydia or ofCaria, and later of theRoman, andByzantine empires, located in modern Turkey, the site of an ancientbishopric in (the Roman province of Asia) and was an important site early inchristianity.Anineta remains today atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church in theecclesiastical province ofEphesus.[1][2][3][4] In addition it minted coins bearing the legend Ἀνινησίων.
Its site is located nearBögdelik inAsiatic Turkey.[5][6]
The Diocese of Anineta (Dioecesis Aninetensis) is a suppressed andtitular see of theRoman Catholic Church in theRoman province of Asia. It was part of thePatriarchate of Constantinople and was suffragan of theArchdiocese of Ephesus.
The first bishop mentioned by any historical sources isHermogene. themartyrology indicates he was amartyr anddisciple ofSt. Paul.
Another twobishops of Anineta, are Teodoro who participated in the EcumenicalCouncil of Ephesus (431) and Mamas[7][8][9] participated in theCouncil of Chalcedon (451). Today Anineta survives as a titular bishopric and the seat is vacant.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aninetum".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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