Mossyna
Mossyna (Ancient Greek: Μοσσύνα) or Mosyna (Μοσύνα) was a city of the middle Maeander valley in the late Roman province Phrygia Pacatiana II. It is mentioned as a bishopric by Hierocles and other ecclesiastical writers.[1] It may have been named for the classical Mossynoeci, or for the Greek word for a wooden tower (Μοσσύν).[2]
Mossyna became a Byzantine bishopric, located between Dionysopolis and Laodikeia, and is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[3]
Its site is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Çal, in Denizli Province, Turkey.[4]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Mossyna is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[5]
References
- Back to citation Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 665; Notitiae Episcopatuum; William Mitchell Ramsay (1883). "The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 4. London: Macmillan & Co.: 377–379. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- Back to citation William Mitchell Ramsay (1883). "The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 4. London: Macmillan & Co.: 377–379. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- Back to citation Annuario Pontificio 2013. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2013. p. 934. ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1.
- Back to citation "Mossyna: a Pleiades place resource". 9 February 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1949487