Roman Empire - Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

Marazanae was a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena during the Roman Empire and into late antiquity.

Location

The town was between

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and

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. The ruins at Henchir-Guennara, ( Tunisia) dating from the Roman Empire are tentatively attributed to Marazanae. The town appears on the

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and is believed to have been on a

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during

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Bishopric

The town was also the

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of an ancient Christian bishopric. During the Donatist controversy there were congregations both of Catholics and of Donatists in the town. Marazane, perhaps identifiable with Henchir-Guenmara in today's Tunisia, is an ancient episcopal seat of the Bizacena Roman province. There are five ancient documented bishops of Marazane. *Felice who took part in the Council of Carthage (256) called by Saint Cyprian to discuss the issue of the lapsii. * At the Council of Carthage (411), between the Catholic and Donatists of Roman Africa the town was represented by the Catholic Eunomio and the Donatist Habetdeus. *Vindiciano attended the

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assembled in Carthage by the

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King Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom in 484, after which Vindiciano was exiled. *Saturnino participated in the anti-monotheistic Council of 641. Today the bishopric of Marazane survives as a titular bishopricEntry
at www.catholic-hierarchy.org and the current bishop is Krzysztof Chudzio, auxiliary bishop of

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References

{{reflist Archaeological sites in Tunisia Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province) Catholic titular sees in Africa