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Resource Name Christian Antiquities in Dobrudja
Author Raymund Netzhammer, Translator]: translated in Romanian by George Guțu, and curated by Al. Barnea, preface by Teoctis Patriarch
ISBN 973-27-1207-4
Material type Text
Subject history, archeology and epigraphy; Dobrudja, Romania, Bulgaria (Europe)
Publisher Editura Academiei Române, București

Year 2005
Format 24 cm, 209 p., 82 ill
Format printing
Language Romanian
Annotation Antichitățile creștine din Dobrogea (original title). This book analyses the beginning of Christianity on the territory of Romania, present day Dobrudja region, the organization of the church in the cities and villages, her first martyrs and bishops and their implication in the important events in their times. The importance of this work is empathized by the description made to several important ancient places and antiquities, many of them now lost. It is aimed at researchers, students and the general public.

Thoughts on the Romanian publication of Christian Antiquities from Dobrudja - Preface to the first Romanian edition - Note on the 2005 edition - New bibliographic abbreviations for the Romanian edition - Notes added by Raymund Netzhammer - Preface - Introduction - Christianization of the province of Scythia - Tomitan martyrs - Halmyris and the first bishop from Tomis - Bretanion and the Scythian diocese - Bishops Gerontius and St. Theotimus - Bishop Timotheus from Tomis at Ephesus - Bishop Ioannes and heretics - Bishops Alexander and Theotimus II - Bishop Paternus and the Scythian monks - Bishop Valentinian and the dispute over the three chapters - Metropolis of Tomis - Paleo-Christian funerary inscriptions at Tomis - Axiopolis - From the northwest corner of the diocese - Christianity in the villages - Christian communities on the Black Sea coast - Tropaeum, the city with basilicas - Onomastic and real index - List of Razmund Netyhammer publications on Dobrudja and antiquities.

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