The Diocese of Scythopolis is a

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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and was the Metropolitan of the

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of Palestina II. It was centered on Modern

Beth Shean Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level. Beit She'an is be ...

(Bêsân).

Historical (arch)diocese

Scythopolis (today's

Beit She'an Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below se ...

or Bêsân) had a

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community headed by a

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even before the

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of 313 legalized profession of Christianity in the

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. When the

Palaestina Secunda Palæstina Secunda or Palaestina II was a Byzantine province from 390, until its conquest by the Muslim armies in 634–636. Palaestina Secunda, a part of the Diocese of the East, roughly comprised the Galilee, Yizrael Valley, Bet Shean Valley a ...

was set up in the 4th century, with Scythopolis as its capital, the

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became the

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of the province. It was one of the

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cities, a group of cities founded by retired veterans of

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, in this case probably a

Scythian The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern * : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Centra ...

unit. Under Emperor

Diocletian Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles ...

, Saint

Procopius of Scythopolis Procopius of Scythopolis (died 7 July AD 303) was a 4th century martyr who is venerated as a saint. He was a Reader (liturgy), reader and exorcist in the church at Skythopolis, Scythopolis; he also was famous as an ascetic and erudite theologian. E ...

died as a

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

on 7 July 303. In the fourth century the bishopric was strongly

Arian Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God t ...

. When it became a metropolitan see, it had

Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit ...

as one of its

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s. Copious archaeological remains were found dating to the

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period (330 CE – 636 CE) and were excavated by the

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from 1921 to 1923. A rotunda

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was constructed on top of the tell and the entire city was enclosed in a wall. Textual sources mention several other churches in the town. Beit She'an was primarily Christian, as attested to by the large number of churches, but evidence of

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ish habitation and a Samaritan

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indicate established communities of these minorities. The pagan temple in the city centre was destroyed, but the

nymphaeum A ''nymphaeum'' or ''nymphaion'' ( grc, νυμφαῖον), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habit ...

and

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s were restored. Many of the buildings of Scythopolis were damaged in the

363 Galilee earthquake The Galilee earthquake of 363 was a pair of severe earthquakes that shook the Galilee and nearby regions on May 18 and 19. The maximum perceived intensity for the events was estimated to be VII (''Very strong'') on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karn ...

. It became the capital of the new province of

established in 390. Dedicatory inscriptions indicate a preference for donations to religious buildings, and many colourful

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s, such as that featuring the zodiac in the Monastery of Lady Mary, or the one picturing a menorah and shalom in the House of Leontius' Jewish synagogue, were preserved. A Samaritan synagogue's mosaic was unique in abstaining from human or animal images, instead utilising

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and

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al motifs. Elaborate decorations were also found in the settlement's many luxurious

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s, and in the 6th century especially, the city reached its maximum size of 40,000 and spread beyond its period city walls. The city was taken by Muslim armies in AD 634 and the city was devastated by the

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. The city was taken by the

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. Under their rule, the

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see was moved to

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

, but the

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continued for a long time further to maintain two separate sees.

Bishops

Bishop

Patrophilus of Scythopolis Patrophilus was the Arian bishop of Scythopolis in the early-mid 4th century AD. He was an enemy of Athanasius who described him as a πνευματόμαχος or "fighter against the Holy Spirit". When Arius was exiled to Palestine in 323 AD, ...

was an intimate friend of

Arius Arius (; grc-koi, Ἄρειος, ; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest best known for the doctrine of Arianism. His teachings about the nature of the Godhead in Christianity, which emphasized God the Father's un ...

, whom he welcomed when exiled to Palestine in 323. A supporter of

Arianism Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God ...

, he took part in the

First Council of Nicaea The First Council of Nicaea (; grc, Νίκαια ) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. This ecumenical council was the first effort ...

(325) and various councils of Arians until 360.

Sozomen Salamanes Hermias Sozomenos ( grc-gre, Σαλαμάνης Ἑρμείας Σωζομενός; la, Sozomenus; c. 400 – c. 450 AD), also known as Sozomen, was a Roman lawyer and historian of the Christian Church. Family and home He was born arou ...

and

Socrates Scholasticus Socrates of Constantinople ( 380 – after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus ( grc-gre, Σωκράτης ὁ Σχολαστικός), was a 5th-century Greeks, Greek Christians, Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Th ...

say that in 354-5 he acted together with

Acacius of Caesarea Acacius of Caesarea ( el, Ἀκάκιος; date of birth unknown, died in 366) was a Christian bishop probably originating from Syria; Acacius was the pupil and biographer of Eusebius and his successor on the see of Caesarea Palestina. Acacius is ...

(Caesarea was then the

for both Scythopolis and Jerusalem) to depose Bishop

Maximus of Jerusalem Saint Maximus of Jerusalem (Maximus III of Jerusalem) was an early Christian saint and bishop of Jerusalem from roughly 333 AD to his death in 347 AD. He was the third bishop of Jerusalem named Maximus, the other two being in the latter half of ...

, who supported the

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, and to replace him with

Cyril of Jerusalem Cyril of Jerusalem ( el, Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, ''Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon''; la, Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus; 313 386 AD) was a theologian of the early Church. About the end of 350 AD he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of ...

, whom they wrongly thought to be an Arian. He also supervised the exile of

Eusebius of Vercelli Eusebius of Vercelli (c. March 2, 283 – August 1, 371) was a bishop from Sardinia and is counted a saint. Along with Athanasius, he affirmed the divinity of Jesus against Arianism. Biography Eusebius was born in Sardinia, in 283. After his fathe ...

to Scythopolis – Eusebius calls him his "jailer". In 359 he was a member of a delegation sent to Emperor

Constantius II Constantius II (Latin: ''Flavius Julius Constantius''; grc-gre, Κωνστάντιος; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germani ...

to protest against depositions of Arian clergy by

Basil of Caesarea Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great ( grc, Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, ''Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas''; cop, Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a bishop of Ca ...

. He was deposed by the

Council of Seleucia The Council of Seleucia was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey). History In 358, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested two councils, one of the western bishops at Ariminum and one of the eastern bishops ...

in 359 and died soon after.

Philostorgius Philostorgius ( grc-gre, Φιλοστόργιος; 368 – c. 439 AD) was an Anomoean Church historian of the 4th and 5th centuries. Very little information about his life is available. He was born in Borissus, Cappadocia to Eulampia and Cart ...

mentions that in 361 his body was disinterred and his bones scattered during the pagan reaction under Julian. Other bishops of Scythopolis include Philip and Athanasius, both Arians; Saturninus, present at the

First Council of Constantinople The First Council of Constantinople ( la, Concilium Constantinopolitanum; grc-gre, Σύνοδος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 b ...

in 381; Theodosius, friend of Saint

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; Acacius, friend of Saint

Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria ( grc, Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲁ̅ also ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444 ...

; Severianus, killed by Monophysites in 452;Saint Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, Martyr
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, who wrote in defence of the

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; Theodore, who in about 553 was compelled to sign an anti-

Origen Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an Early Christianity, early Christian scholar, ...

ist profession of faith, still preserved (

Le Quien Michel Le Quien (8 October 1661, Boulogne-sur-Mer – 12 March 1733, Paris) was a French historian and theologian. He studied at Plessis College, Paris, and at twenty entered the Dominican convent in Faubourg Saint-Germain, where he made his pro ...

, "Oriens christianus." III, 681–94).Siméon Vailhé, "Scythopolis" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York 1912)
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List of residential (arch)bishops

(???-7 July 303AD) * Patrophilus, fl 323–359. (Arian) at

*Saturninus, fl381. *Philip (Arian) *Athanasius, (Arian) *Saturninus, fl381 *Theodosius, c400 *Acacius, fl420 *Servianus, fl451 *

Cyril of Scythopolis Cyril of Scythopolis ( gr, Κύριλλος ὁ Σκυθοπολίτης, Kyrillos ho Skythopolitēs; – ), also known as Cyrillus Scythopolitanus, was a Christian monk, priest and Greek-language hagiographer or historian of monastic life in Pal ...

(ca. 525–559) *

John of Scythopolis John Scythopolita (ca. 536–550), also known as "the Scholasticus", bishop of Scythopolis in Palestine, where Beit She'an is today, was a Byzantine theologian and lawyer adhering to neo-Chalcedonian theology. He is famous for several works (l ...

(ca. 536–550), * Theodore fl 553. Bishopric moved to

by crusaders in the 11th century.

Other notable Christians of Scythopolis

In the 6th century there were four churches at Scythopolis, dedicated to the Apostles St Thomas and

John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...

, Saint

Procopius Procopius of Caesarea ( grc-gre, Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; la, Procopius Caesariensis; – after 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Roman gener ...

and

St Basil Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great ( grc, Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, ''Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas''; cop, Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a bishop of Ca ...

, another local

. Many

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s lived in the town and its environs, occupied in making baskets and fans from the

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s in the neighbouring forests (Sozomen, "Hist. ecclés.", VIII, 13); with them the four

Tall Brothers The Tall Brothers (also known as the Four Tall Brothers) were four brothers among the Egyptian monks of Nitria in the fifth century by the names of Ammonius, Dioscorus, Eusebius, and Euthymius. They were referred to as the "Tall Brothers" because ...

took refuge when expelled from

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by Patriarch Theophilus for so called Origenist ideas. Furthermore: * Asterius, 4th-century commentator of the Psalms, cited with praise by Saint

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

Cyril Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varian ...

, charming

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of monastic life in

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, who wrote seven lives of saints. * Cyril of Scythopolis (

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) *

Eusebius of Emesa Eusebius of Emesa (c. 300c. 360) was a learned ecclesiastic of the Greek church, and a pupil of Eusebius of Caesarea. He was born in Edessa (in today's southeastern Turkey) and became the bishop of Emesa (in today's Syria). The Latin form of his na ...

* Saint

Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...

, bishop of

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, * Maximus of Scythopolis * Sabbas went to Scythopolis

Titular Metropolitan see

Since its nominal restoration in 1621, the Latin Metropolitan (the highest of three ranks) see of Scythopolis is included in the

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's list of

s. It is currently vacant, having had the following incumbents: * Giovanni Mozzanigo (22 Oct 1821-c.1895) * Mariano Gavasci,

Capuchin Friars The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) ...

(O.F.M. Cap.) (18 March 1895 – 9 Feb 1899) * Domenico Fegatelli (17 Dec 1900 – 23 Jan 1905d) * Antonio Maria Bonito (11 Dec 1905 – 17 June 1908) *

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(14 Oct 1908 – 25 Aug 1916) * Americo Bevilacqua (2 Feb 1918 – 20 March 1926) * Pranciškus Karevicius (Karewicz),

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(M.I.C.) (23 March 1926 – 30 May 1945) * Antonio Tani (31 Dec 1952 – 16 Nov 1966) *

Saba Youakim Saba Youakim, BS (born on 2 June 1914 in El Wardieh in Baalbek, Lebanon – died on 6 March 2003) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman. Life Saba Youakim was ordained to the priesthood on Nov ...

Salvatorian Fathers , abbreviation = BS , nickname = Salvatorian Fathers , formation = , founder = Archbishop Euthymios Michael Saifi , founding_location = Saida, Lebanon , type = Monastic order of pontifical righ ...

(B.S.) (9 Sep 1968 – 15 Oct 1970) *

Eftimios Youakim Eftimios Youakim, BS, (born on 15 June 1886 in Qaytuleh – died on 19 May 1972) was an Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol in Lebanon. Life On 25 March 1912 Youakim was ordained priest and appointed Chaplain ...

, (B.S.) † (21 Aug 1971 – 19 May 1972) * Joseph-Marie Raya (21 Aug 1974 – 10 June 2005) Greek-Melkite Archdiocese of AkkA

Gallery

File:BetShe'an - Christian graffiti.jpg, Byzantine baptismal font in Western Bathhouse at BetShe'an.

References

External links

GigaCatholic, with titular incumbent biography links
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