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| Location | Syria |
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| Region | Raqqa Governorate |
| Coordinates | 35°53′56.0″N38°46′47.2″E / 35.898889°N 38.779778°E /35.898889; 38.779778 |
Sura (Suriya), was an ancient city on theEuphrates River in northernSyria, today on a site 25 km west ofRaqqa and 35 km north ofResafa. In theRoman Empire, Sura was a fortress city in the Romanprovince of Syria, and later on, in theEuphratensis.
In the 3rd century, Sura was a marginal attachment to theStrata Diocletiana to protect it against theParthians. According to theNotitia dignitatum, Sura was the seat of the Prefect of theLegio XVI Flavia Firma. The legionary camp was located in the city and the city wall (1700 × 450 meters) was renewed underJustinian.
Sura became aChristianbishopric, asuffragan of themetropolitan see ofHierapolis Euphratensis, the capital of theRoman province ofSyria Euphratensis, as witnessed by a 6th-centuryNotitia Episcopatuum.[1] At theCouncil of Chalcedon in 451, metropolitan bishop Stephanus signed the acts also on behalf of Bishop Uranius of Sura. Bishop Marius of Sura was deposed in 518 for joining theJacobites.[2][3][4]
No longer a residential bishopric, Sura is now listed by theCatholic Church as atitular see.[5]
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