Germa or Germe ( Ancient Greek: Γέρμη) or Germae or Germai (Γέρμαι), [1] or Hiera Germa or Hiera Germe (Ἱερά Γέρμη), meaning 'holy Germa', also known as Germa in Hellesponto to distinguish it from several other towns named Germa, was a town of ancient Mysia, situated between the rivers Macestus and Rhyndacus. [2] [3] It appears in episcopal notices as an archbishopric. [1] and was represented at the Council of Ephesus and Calcedon [4] by the towns bishop. No longer the seat of a residential archbishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [5]
Its site is located near Karaçam in Savaştepe, Asiatic Turkey. [6] [7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Germa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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