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Hilta
{{refimprove, date=November 2015 :''See St Kilda, Scotland for the island also referred to as Hilta'' Hilta was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Africa, in the north of modern Tunisia. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see. History Hilta was important enough in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, in the papal sway, to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishop, but later faded, presumably under the 7th century advent of Islam. It has had three historically documented bishops : * Participants in the Council of Carthage in 411, included for Hilta the Catholic Hilarianus and the Donatist heretic Victor, whose schismatic party was firmly condemned. * Pariator took part in the council of Carthage in 646 against monothelitism. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric of Hilta (Latin) / Ilta (Curiate Italian) / Hilten(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Kilda, Scotland
St Kilda ( gd, Hiort) is an isolated archipelago situated west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom; three other islands ( Dùn, Soay and Boreray) were also used for grazing and seabird hunting. The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area. The origin of the name ''St Kilda'' is a matter of conjecture. The islands' human heritage includes numerous unique architectural features from the historic and prehistoric periods, although the earliest written records of island life date from the Late Middle Ages. The medieval village on Hirta was rebuilt in the 19th century, but illnesses brought by increased external contacts through tourism, and the upheaval of the First World War contributed to the island's evacuation in 1930. The story of St Kilda has attracted artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
