Irenopolis or Eirenoupolis ( el, Ειρηνούπολις) was an ancient and medieval city in

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and

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era

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History

Located in the Calycadnus basin, it was part of the Decapolis of Isauria. The city is mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century and

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in the seventh. It figures in the ''

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'' of Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch in the sixth century, and in the ''Descriptio Orbis Romani'' by

(7th century). and in the '' Nova Tactica'' of the 10th century, as attached to the

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. At this period, the

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had taken the province of

from the

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Location

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, following John Sterrett, identifies Irenopolis with Irnebol, of which he does not indicate the exact situation. It actually corresponds to the existing villages of Çatalbadem (formerly Yukarı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from above") and İkizçınar (formerly Aşağı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from below"), in the district of Ermenek, Karaman Province .

Bishopric

The city was the seat of an ancient

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. Five of its bishops are known: * John (325) * Menodorus (451) * Paul (458) * George (692) * Euschemon (878). In 1915 the

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was in name re-established as a

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. there have been six titular bishops: Cardinal Edward Mooney

Jožef Pogačnik 1920s * Giuseppe Ridolfi (1915–1925) *

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(1926–1933) Cardinal Mooney
at

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webpage. * Paul-Marie Richaud (1933–1938) * Jean-Germain Mousset (문제만 제르마노), (1938–1957) *James Vincent Pardy (파 야고보), (1958–1962) *

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(1963–1964) *

George Alapatt Mar George Alapatt (11 February 1900 – 6 November 1973) was the fourth Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur, from 1 May 1944 until 4 June 1970, when he retired. Alapatt was born at Karanchira in Thrissur district on 11 Feb ...

(1970–1971)

Coins

Coins found bearing the name Irenopolis belong rather to a city of the same name located in

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, the ancient Neronias, some of whose bishops are also known.

Notable people

The 9th century

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and

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Gregory of Decapolis Saint Gregory of Dekapolis or Gregory Dekapolites ( el, Όσιος Γρηγόριος ο Δεκαπολίτης; before 797 – 20 November 842 or earlier) was a 9th-century Byzantine monk, notable for his miracle-working and his travels across th ...

was born in the city.

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