Irenopolis orEirenopolis orEirenoupolis (Greek:Ειρηνούπολις) was an ancient and medieval city inRoman andByzantine eraIsauria.[1]
Located in theCalycadnus basin, it was part of theDecapolis of Isauria.
The city is mentioned byHierocles in the sixth century andGeorge of Cyprus in the seventh. It figures in theNotitia Episcopatuum ofAnastasius, Patriarch of Antioch in the sixth century, and in theDescriptio Orbis Romani byGeorge of Cyprus (7th century). and in theNova Tactica of the 10th century, as attached to thePatriarchate of Constantinople.[2]
At this period, theByzantine emperors had taken the province ofIsauria from thePatriarchate of Antioch.
W. M. Ramsay,[3] followingJohn Sterrett, identifies Irenopolis withIrnebol, of which he does not indicate the exact situation.[2]
It actually corresponds to the existing villages ofÇatalbadem[4] (formerly Yukarı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from above") andİkizçınar (formerly Aşağı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from below"), in the district of Ermenek, Karaman Province .
The city was the seat of an ancientbishopric. Five of its bishops are known:
In 1915 thediocese was in name re-established as atitular see.[5][6] there have been six titular bishops:
Coins found bearing the name Irenopolis belong rather to a city of the same name located inCilicia, the ancientNeronias, some of whose bishops are also known.
The 9th centurymonk andsaintGregory of Decapolis was born in the city.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Irenopolis".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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