Basilinopolis
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Basilinopolis is a Catholic titular see
. The original see, in Asia Minor
, was a small village in Bithynia Prima, which then obtained the rank of a city under, or perhaps shortly before, Julian the Apostate
, whose mother was Basilina
.
Its exact site is not known. According to W. M. Ramsay, it was probably situated in present-day Turkey
, on the western side of the Lake of Nicaea (Isnik-Ghueul), near Bazar-Keui, between Kios (now Gemlik
) and Nicaea (Isnik).
about 400. Other bishops are
At the Council of Chalcedon
(451) the see had been the object of a sharp contest between the metropolitans of Nicomedia and Nicaea about jurisdiction. Basilinopolis was finally made by the council a suffragan of Nicomedia; and it remained so until about 1170 under Manuel Comnenus.
The see does not figure in a Notitia episcopatuum of the 15th century, after the Osmanli conquest.
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 bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
. The original see, in Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, was a small village in Bithynia Prima, which then obtained the rank of a city under, or perhaps shortly before, Julian the Apostate
Julian the Apostate
Julian "the Apostate" , commonly known as Julian, or also Julian the Philosopher, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 and a noted philosopher and Greek writer....
, whose mother was Basilina
Basilina
Basilina was the wife of Julius Constantius and the mother of Roman Emperor Julian, who in her honour gave the name Basilinopolis to a city in Bithynia .- Biography :...
.
Its exact site is not known. According to W. M. Ramsay, it was probably situated in present-day Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, on the western side of the Lake of Nicaea (Isnik-Ghueul), near Bazar-Keui, between Kios (now Gemlik
Gemlik
Gemlik is a harbor town bordering the Sea of Marmara in Western Turkey, at approximately 29 kilometres from Bursa and not far from Istanbul. Gemlik was called Kios until 1922 when its Greek inhabitants left Asia Minor because of the population exchange. In2004, Gemlik had approximately 70,000...
) and Nicaea (Isnik).
Bishops
The first known bishop, Alexander, was consecrated by John ChrysostomJohn Chrysostom
John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
about 400. Other bishops are
- Gerontius (451),
- Cyriacus (518),
- Sisinnius (680),
- Georgius (787),
- and Anthimus in 878.
At the Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from 8 October to 1 November, 451 AD, at Chalcedon , on the Asian side of the Bosporus. The council marked a significant turning point in the Christological debates that led to the separation of the church of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 5th...
(451) the see had been the object of a sharp contest between the metropolitans of Nicomedia and Nicaea about jurisdiction. Basilinopolis was finally made by the council a suffragan of Nicomedia; and it remained so until about 1170 under Manuel Comnenus.
The see does not figure in a Notitia episcopatuum of the 15th century, after the Osmanli conquest.