Diocese of Myra

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The Diocese of Myra was an ancient Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction centered in the city of Myra in Lycia (in present-day Turkey), historically notable as the bishopric of Saint Nicholas.

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Label Occurrences
Diocese of Myra canonical 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Christian diocese ⓘ
bishopric ⓘ
diocese ⓘ
titular see ⓘ
associatedWith cult of Saint Nicholas ⓘ
countryToday Turkey ⓘ
denomination Catholic Church ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
episcopalSee Myra ⓘ
era Byzantine period ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
hasCathedralCity Myra ⓘ
historicalRegion Lycia ⓘ
historicalRite Byzantine Rite ⓘ
knownFor being the bishopric of Saint Nicholas ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Lycia ⓘ
Myra ⓘ
present-day Turkey ⓘ
notableBishop Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Province of Lycia ⓘ
linked to: Lycia et Pamphylia

Roman Empire ⓘ
regionEcclesiastical Asia Minor ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
seeAlso Lycia ⓘ
Myra ⓘ
Saint Nicholas ⓘ
status suppressed residential diocese ⓘ
titular episcopal see ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
tradition early Christian ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction episcopal see ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bishop of Myra → seeAlso → Diocese of Myra ⓘ