Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
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Phocas was Bishop of Sinope
. He suffered martyrdom in Pontus
under the Emperor Trajan, on the 22 of September 102 AD.
Sinop, Turkey
Sinop is a city with a population of 36,734 on İnce Burun , by its Cape Sinop which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia, in modern-day northern Turkey, historically known as Sinope...
. He suffered martyrdom in Pontus
Pontus
Pontus or Pontos is a historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Πόντος...
under the Emperor Trajan, on the 22 of September 102 AD.