Albanopolis

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Albanopolis is a historically obscure city or town, traditionally identified in Christian tradition as the place where the Apostle Bartholomew was martyred.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
historical settlement
place in Christian tradition
associatedWith Bartholomew the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Bartholomew
associatedWithFigure King Polymius (in some Bartholomew traditions)
associatedWithReligion early Christianity
culturalSignificance site of apostolic martyrdom in Christian memory
distinguishedFrom Albanopolis (ancient city in modern Albania)
linked to: Albanopolis

Albanopolis in Illyria
evidenceType literary tradition rather than archaeological evidence
existence disputed by modern scholars
hasAlternativeName Albanopolis (Armenia)
Albanopolis of Armenia
hasLanguageContext Greek toponym
hasNameMeaning "city of the Albanians" or "city of Alba" (interpretative)
hasNotableEvent martyrdom of the Apostle Bartholomew (traditional)
hasReligionTradition Christianity
hasSourceType ecclesiastical tradition
hagiographic literature
historicalStatus obscure
poorly attested in primary sources
locatedInContestedRegion Armenia or Caucasian Albania (uncertain)
linked to: Caucasian Albania
locatedInHistoricalRegion Armenia
locationCertainty uncertain
mentionedIn Acts of Bartholomew (apocryphal tradition)
Christian hagiographical tradition
nameEtymology from Greek "Albanos" + "polis" (city)
scholarlyDiscussion subject of debate in historical geography of Armenia and Caucasus
timePeriod Late Antiquity (traditional setting)
traditionallyKnownAs place of the martyrdom of the Apostle Bartholomew

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Albanopolis distinguishedFrom Albanopolis (ancient city in modern Albania)
linked to: Albanopolis