Stectorium or Stektorion ( grc, Στεκτόριον) was a town of ancient Phrygia, in the

Phrygian Pentapolis The Phrygian Pentapolis was an area of five cities (Greek ''pentapolis'', "five cities") in ancient Phrygia, now in Turkey. The five cities were: Eucarpia, Hierapolis Hierapolis (; grc, Ἱεράπολις, lit. "Holy City") was originally a ...

between

Peltae Peltae (Peltæ) or Peltai ( grc, Πέλται) was a city and bishopric of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor, which remains a Catholic titular see. History Peltae was a considerable town of Phrygia, was situated, according to Xenophon Xenophon ...

and

Synnada Synnada ( gr, τὰ Σύνναδα) was an ancient town of Phrygia Salutaris in Asia Minor. Its site is now occupied by the modern Turkish town of Şuhut, in Afyonkarahisar Province. Situation Synnada was situated in the south-eastern part of ...

, inhabited during Roman and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...

times. Pausanias believed that

Mygdon In Greek mythology, Mygdon (Ancient Greek: Μύγδων) may refer to the following personages: * Mygdon, son of Ares and muse Calliope, eponymous of Mygdones * Mygdon of Bebryces, killed by Heracles, son of Poseidon. * Mygdon of Phrygia, king w ...

's tomb was located here. It was an episcopal see of a

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

; no longer a territorial

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

, it remains a

Latin Church , native_name_lang = la , image = San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = Façade of the Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran , caption = Archbasilica of Saint Jo ...

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbis ...

of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

. Its site is located near Kocahüyük in Asiatic Turkey.

References

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