Limnae (in Pisidia) was a city and bishopric in theRoman province ofPisidia (Asia Minor), which is now a Latin Catholictitular see.
The city was called Λίμναι (genitive Λιμνῶν, as in πόλις Λιμνῶν, city of Limnae), as well as Λιμέναι (Limenae) and Λυμναία (Lymnaea).[1] The Greek word Λίμναι meanslakes ormarshes.[2] The town was also calledLimnopolis (Λιμνῶν πόλις). The town, in the north of Pisidia, is only mentioned by ecclesiastical writers.[3]
It is also spelledLimnæ and has been identified with early-modernGaziri[4] (also spelledGhaziri), where there is a wall-surrounded island in Lake Hoyran called Limenia, housing ruins that include those of a temple ofArtemis.[5][6] In the present day, it is located at the shore ofAşağıtırtar.
The Pisidian city Limnae was anepiscopal see, now listed in theAnnuario Pontificio as a Latin Catholictitular bishopric,[4]suffragan ofAntioch of Pisidia, since the diocese was nominally restored in 1933 (Limne in Curiate Italian; Latin adjective Limnen(sis)).
It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :[7]
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Limenae".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Limenae".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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