Marazanae was a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena [1] [2] during the Roman Empire and into late antiquity. [3] [4]
Marazanae was a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena [1] [2] during the Roman Empire and into late antiquity. [3] [4]
The town was between Sufes and Aquae Regiae. [5] [6]
The ruins at Henchir-Guennara, [7] (Tunisia) dating from the Roman Empire are tentatively attributed to Marazanae. [8] The town appears on the Antonine Itinerary [9] and is believed to have been on a crossroads during antiquity.
The town was also the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric. [10] During the Donatist controversy there were congregations both of Catholics and of Donatists in the town. [11] Marazane, perhaps identifiable with Henchir-Guenmara in today's Tunisia, is an ancient episcopal seat of the Bizacena Roman province.
There are five ancient documented bishops of Marazane. [12] [13]
Today the bishopric of Marazane survives as a titular bishopric [14] and the current bishop is Krzysztof Chudzio, auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl.
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