Temenothyra

Temenothyra (Ancient Greek: Τημενοθύρα), or Temenothyrae or Temenothyrai (Ancient Greek: Τημενοθύραι or Τημένου θύραι, romanized: Temenou Thyrae, Temenouthyrai), was a town of ancient Lydia, or of Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, under the name Temenothyrae it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

Its site is located near Uşak in Asiatic Turkey.

Key facts

Type: ancient city, titular see

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 38.682301, 29.408190Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Temenothyra (en.wikipedia.org), as of 24 March 2026

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