Segermes is an ancient town in

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. Under the

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, the town belonged to the

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Byzacena Byzacena (or Byzacium) (, ''Byzakion'') was a Late Roman province in the central part of Roman North Africa, which is now roughly Tunisia, split off from Africa Proconsularis. History At the end of the 3rd century AD, the Roman emperor Dioclet ...

. The town is identified with

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at Henchir Harat,

Zaghouan Zaghouan (or Zaghwan; , ) is a town in the northern half of Tunisia. Situated on a low ridge of the Dorsale Mountains, the town has a mild climate and presents a green aspect. Cold water from here was taken by the Zaghouan Aqueduct to Carth ...

. The ruins are located 20 km south-east of

(the Roman Zica) and about 38 km south-west of the city of

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(the Roman Neapolis).

Description

Located on a shallow land, in the center of a rich peasant village on the outskirts of the village of Boucher, from the Mausoleum of Zeribah, and on the ancient Roman road of Sousse (the Roman

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), it is surrounded by a large number of mountains that provide visual and natural protection.

Archaeology

The historical site is the most important archaeological site in the state of Zaghouan. It has a relatively large area, estimated at thirty (30) hectares. Historical and archeological data confirm the richness of this area with the archaeological stock left by successive civilizations from the Carthaginians and Romans to the Byzantines. Henchir haarat 01

The city has an important and unique architectural center, of which one can distinguish a capital built in the heart of the city around a spacious courtyard around the "Forum" in the center of public life. Also, a large public square opened by the majority of religious and public services and two bathrooms (winter bath and summer) and two churches and two old tombs and also site several large water reservoirs and water channels are found. The origins of the town are said in legend to be based on the location of a mythical falcon.

Bishopric

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. While it is no longer a residential see, it is included in the

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's list of

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s. the

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of the see is

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, former secretary of the

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. There are five documented bishops of Segermes. *Nicomedes took part in the council held in Carthage in 256 by St. Cyprian to discuss the question concerning the lapses. *At the Carthage conference of 411, which saw together the Catholic and Donatist bishops of Roman Africa, the Catholic Felice and the Donatist Restituto took part. *Another bishop named Restituto was present at the synod gathered in Carthage by the Vandal king of Hungary in 484. *Finally, a Felix II intervened at the antimonothelite council of 641. The city has the ruins of two

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s. *The First Church: Located in the heart of the city, its main entrance is still standing to the point of history and opens its main door, which is topped by an arch on the public square and the ruins of its outer walls remain clear and clear. * The Second Church: Located in the same area and another archaeological site hundreds of meters away, and the land of a special (Busta estate) and show the ruins in the form of semi-round and the floor covered with many mosaics and a large baptismal church connected to the church, and in the form of a cross of several degrees, It is simple to build and does not contain embellishments or inscriptions, and through the width of the basin and its depth seems to be designed.

Diocesan bishops

The names of some of the bishops of the see are known:Stefano Antonio Morcelli
''Africa christiana''
Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 272–273] * Nicomedes (mentioned in 255) * Felix (mentioned in 411) ** Restitutus (a Donatism, Donatist mentioned in 411) * Restutus (mentioned in 484) * Felix (mentioned in 641)

Titular bishops

* Luigi Rovigatti (23 May 1966 - 10 February 1973 appointed archbishop of Acquaviva) * Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac (5 September 1973 - 16 March 1978 appointed

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) *

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(September 14, 1980 - October 21, 2003 appointed cardinal deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti) *

, from 25 November 2003

References

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