Tebourba ( aeb, طبربة ') is a town in

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, located about 20 miles (30 km) from the capital

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, former ancient city (

Thuburbo Minus Tebourba ( aeb, طبربة ') is a town in Tunisia, located about 20 miles (30 km) from the capital Tunis, former ancient city ( Thuburbo Minus) and bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see. Thuburbo Minus Historically Thuburbo Minu ...

) and bishopric, now a Latin Catholic

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Thuburbo Minus

Historically Thuburbo Minus was a settlement in

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, located at present-day Tebourba. Thuburbo Minus is mentioned in the ''

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'', 44, and the ''

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''. Situated on a hill, the city occupied only a part of the ancient site, when it was rebuilt in the 15th century by the Andalusian Moors. The Roman amphitheatre was still standing at the end of the 17th century, when it was destroyed to build a bridge. The nearby Thuburbo Maius is in ruins. The diocese of Thuburbo Minus was a suffragan of

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. It was at Thuburbo Minus that the Christian

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with their companions were arrested. The two known

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s of this city are: Victor, present at the Conference of Carthage (411), where he had as his competitor the

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Maximinus; and Germanus, who signed (646) the letter of the bishops of the proconsulate to the

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against the

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Titular see

It is included in the

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's list of

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s since the diocese was formally revived in the late 19th century. It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank: Titular Episcopal See ofThuburbo minus
* Jules-Etienne Gazaniol (1892.02.27 – 1896.12.03) * François Gerboin,

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(M. Afr.) (1897.01.28 – 1912.06.27) * Étienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05) * Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer,

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(S.J.) (1936.12.23 – 1955.09.14) as last Apostolic Vicar of

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(Madagascar) (1936.12.23 – 1955.09.14), promoted first Bishop of Fianarantsoa (1955.09.14 – 1958.12.11), again promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Fianarantsoa (1958.12.11 – 1962.04.02); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Odessus (1962.04.02 – death 1970.10.07) * Cesare Marie Guerrero (1957.03.14 – 1961.03.28), as emeritate; previously Bishop of

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(Philippines) (1929.02.22 – 1937.12.16), Titular Bishop of

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(1937.12.16 – 1949.05.14) & Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Philippines) (1937.12.16 – 1949.05.14), Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines) (1949.05.14 – 1957.03.14) * William John McNaughton (나길모 굴리엘모),

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(M.M.) (1961.06.06 – 1962.03.10) * Nicholas Grimley,

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(S.M.A.) (1962.05.07 – 1995.06.09) * Antonio Pepito Palang,

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World War II

Tebourba was the scene of a battle in the

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of World War II, lasting from November 29 until December 4, 1942. The battle involved the troops of the British Army against the Axis Forces. The

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held the town for several days until it fell to the Germans on December 4. The battle is commemorated in the name of a road in

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called "Tebourba Way." There is a small war memorial on the roadside at the junction with Oakley Road. Tebourba Drive in

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is also named after the battle, as is the Tebourba House apartment block in nearby Fareham. A row of 8 council houses on Outlands Lane in Curdridge, Hampshire are named Tebourba Way.

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