Thennesus (titular see)
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Thennesus is a Catholic titular see
, originally a suffragan see of Pelusium
in Augustamnica Prima
. It was on the Tanitic branch of the Nile
. It is to-day Tell-Tenis, at the extremity of an island in Lake Menzaleh, near the Suez Canal
. There are remains, ruins and tombs, of the Roman era.
Cassian
gives a description of the little island which included this bishopric. Its inhabitants were given solely to commerce, lacking arable land
. The bishop of this locality had just died when Cassian arrived there; and they were about to name a successor. In 451 Heron, another of its bishops, was condemned by the Council of Chalcedon
for not having anathematized the Patriarch Dioscorus
.
During the eighth century the Patriarch of Antioch
, Dionysius of Tell Mahre, landed there. About 870 the monk Bernard was well received there by the inhabitants, who were almost all Christians. Thennesus is also mentioned in a Coptic
Notitia episcopatuum.
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"....
, originally a suffragan see of Pelusium
Pelusium
Pelusium was a city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to the southeast of the modern Port Said. Alternative names include Sena and Per-Amun , Pelousion , Sin , Seyân , and Tell el-Farama...
in Augustamnica Prima
Augustamnica
Augustamnica or Avgoustamnikai was a Roman province of Egypt created during the 5th century and was part of the Diocese of Oriens first and then of the Diocese of Egypt, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 640s...
. It was on the Tanitic branch of the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
. It is to-day Tell-Tenis, at the extremity of an island in Lake Menzaleh, near the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
. There are remains, ruins and tombs, of the Roman era.
Cassian
Cassian
Cassian may refer to:*St. Cassian of Imola, fourth century Christian martyr*St. Cassian of Autun, fourth century Christian bishop of Autun*St. John Cassian the ascetic, 5th century French Christian saint and author.*St...
gives a description of the little island which included this bishopric. Its inhabitants were given solely to commerce, lacking arable land
Arable land
In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...
. The bishop of this locality had just died when Cassian arrived there; and they were about to name a successor. In 451 Heron, another of its bishops, was condemned by 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...
for not having anathematized the Patriarch Dioscorus
Dioscorus
Dioscorus can refer to:* Pope Dioscorus the Great, Coptic Pope of Alexandria .* Pope Dioscorus II, Coptic Pope of Alexandria .* Dioscorus, 3rd century martyr and saint...
.
During the eighth century the Patriarch of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the Bishop of Antioch. As the traditional "overseer" of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in the church from its earliest period...
, Dionysius of Tell Mahre, landed there. About 870 the monk Bernard was well received there by the inhabitants, who were almost all Christians. Thennesus is also mentioned in a Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
Notitia episcopatuum.