Helenopolis was a possibly a town and episcopal see in

ancient Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, the Lyd ...

, reported by the

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(1910), but refuted by

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in his ''The Historical Geography of Asia Minor'' (1890) where he claims that

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"invented" the place by misreading the Greek records.

Ecclesiastical history

The

episcopal see An episcopal see is the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with ''diocese'' ...

of Helenopolis was a suffragan of the See of Sardis in

Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, ...

References

* Sophrone Pétridès "Helenopolis", ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', 1910. Retrieved February 21, 201
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