Carpi was a
Roman era
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city
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in the
Roman province of
Africa Proconsolare, and has been tentatively identified with
ruins at
El Mraïssa Henchir-Mraïssa, (or Marsa) on
Cape Bon
Cape Bon ("Good Cape") is a peninsula in far northeastern Tunisia, also known as Ras at-Taib ( ar, الرأس الطيب), Sharīk Peninsula, or Watan el Kibli;
Cape Bon is also the name of the northernmost point on the peninsula, also known as Ra ...
in
Tunisia.
The El Mraïssa ruins are nearby to
Ra's Degbi Marsa Ra's ( fa, راس) may refer to:
* Ra's-e Jonubi
* Ra's-e Sharqi
* Ra's al Ghul See also
* Resh
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,
Ras el Fortas and
Henchir Bir Jedi
Henchir Bir Jedi is a town in Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia.
Henchir Bir Jedi is on the north coast of the Cape Bon peninsula, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and near to Douar Zougjag, Dar el Haj Ali and Ra's Degbi Marsa.
The town is abou ...
. El Mraïssa is also close to where the
Oued Oum el Hallalif
The Oued Oum el Hallalif is a river on Cape Bon, Tunisia
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river enters the
Mediterranean Sea.
The Roman city was also the
seat
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Types of seat
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of an ancient
Christian
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Bishopric under the leadership of the
Bishop of Carthage
The Archdiocese of Carthage, also known as the Church of Carthage, was a Latin Catholic diocese established in Carthage, Roman Empire, in the 2nd century. Agrippin was the first named bishop, around 230 AD. The temporal importance of the city of ...
.
Titular Episcopal See of Carpi
at GCatholic.org. The diocese survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, and the current bishop is Ramón Bejarano , Ramón or Ramon may refer to:
People Given name
* Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer
* Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
*Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...
.
References
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Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province)
Catholic titular sees in Africa