Charadrus
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Charadrus was a Catholic
titular see
of Asia Minor
. According to Strabo
and Pseudo-Scylax it was a harbour and fortress in Cilicia Tracheia (Κιλικία Τραχεῖα), between Anemurium
and Antioch
, The Greek name is Charadros or Charadrous, still retained in the name Kalandran.
Nounechios (Νουνέχιος), Bishop of Charadrus, was present at Chalcedon
in 451. The same prelate subscribed, in 458, the letter of the bishops of Isauria
to Emperor Leo
, with the double title Lamos and Charadrus. This means that Charadrus was at an early date united with Lamos
, a see in Isauria, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seleuceia.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
titular see
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"....
of 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...
. According to Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
and Pseudo-Scylax it was a harbour and fortress in Cilicia Tracheia (Κιλικία Τραχεῖα), between Anemurium
Anemurium
Anemurium, in modern Turkish Anamur, is a major city of the Roman province of Rough Cilicia, and Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province....
and Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
, The Greek name is Charadros or Charadrous, still retained in the name Kalandran.
Nounechios (Νουνέχιος), Bishop of Charadrus, was present at Chalcedon
Chalcedon
Chalcedon , sometimes transliterated as Chalkedon) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari . It is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy...
in 451. The same prelate subscribed, in 458, the letter of the bishops of Isauria
Isauria
Isauria , in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya province of Turkey, or the core of the Taurus Mountains. In...
to Emperor Leo
Emperor Leo
Emperor Leo may refer to:*Leo I the Thracian , Byzantine emperor*Leo II , Byzantine Emperor*Leo III the Isaurian , Byzantine emperor*Leo IV the Khazar , Byzantine Emperor...
, with the double title Lamos and Charadrus. This means that Charadrus was at an early date united with Lamos
Lamos
Lamos is a name variously applied in Greek mythology and in classical geographical writings.* Lamos, a small river on the summit of Mount Helicon according to Pausanias...
, a see in Isauria, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seleuceia.