Euchaita

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Euchaita was an important Byzantine town in Asia Minor, known as a religious and administrative center during the Middle Byzantine period.

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Euchaita canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine town ⓘ
administrativeStatus bishopric ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ
approximateLocation near modern Avkat (Beyözü) ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus identified with a rural settlement in modern Çorum Province ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine–Arab frontier conflicts ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culturalSphere Byzantine Greek culture ⓘ
declinePeriod late Byzantine period ⓘ
economicBase agriculture ⓘ
pilgrimage-related services ⓘ
floruit 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
fortifications Byzantine defensive walls ⓘ
function local market center ⓘ
military staging point ⓘ
governedBy Byzantine provincial administration ⓘ
hasChurch sanctuary of Saint Theodore ⓘ
historicalEra Byzantine era ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine period
historicalStatus important Byzantine town ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Pontus ⓘ
northern Anatolia ⓘ
mentionedIn Byzantine hagiographical texts ⓘ
Byzantine military narratives ⓘ
modernCountry Turkey ⓘ
notableFor cult of Saint Theodore of Euchaita ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Theodore of Euchaita ⓘ
linked to: Saint Theodore
pilgrimageActivity attraction of pilgrims from across the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
politicalSystem Byzantine provincial governance ⓘ
provinceInPeriod theme of Armeniakon ⓘ
theme of Chaldia ⓘ
regionType rural town ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousRole center of martyr cult ⓘ
religiousSignificance major pilgrimage center ⓘ
role administrative center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
saintCult military saint Theodore ⓘ
strategicImportance position on routes between interior Anatolia and the Black Sea ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
urbanFeature administrative buildings ⓘ
churches ⓘ
market area ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ

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