Prostanna

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Prostanna was a town of ancient Pisidia or of Lycaonia inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. [1] It was a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [2]

Its site is located near Eğirdir in Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. "Prostanna (Titular See)". Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 37°52′27″N30°50′57″E / 37.87414°N 30.84905°E / 37.87414; 30.84905