Petinessus
Petinessus (Pitnisus) was a town and bishopric in the late Roman province of Galatia Secunda.
City
Petinessus is mentioned by Strabo;[1] Ptolemy;[2] Hierocles;[3] and Stephanus Byzantius, s. v. According to the first of these authors it was situated in the salt desert, to the west of Lake Tatta, between Lycaonia and Haimama.[4]
The exact name and position of the city, which differs greatly according to various documents, is not known. William Mitchell Ramsay[5] mentions the place as near the site of Piri Begli or a little to the east of it.[4]
Bishops
The Notitiae episcopatuum mention it among the suffragan sees of Pessinus. It was created by Emperor Theodosius I between 386 and 395, and existed as late as the 13th century. There is a record of but one bishop, Pius, present at the Council of Chalcedon, 451.[6]
Notes
- ^ XII, 567.
- ^ V, 4, 10.
- ^ Synecdemus, 697, 7.
- ^ a b Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Asia Minor, 227.
- ^ Le Quien, Oriens christianus I, 493.
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Petinessus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
