Tricomia
Tricomia is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was a suffragan of Caesarea in Palaestina Prima. It is mentioned in George of Cyprus[1] and, according to the other cities preceding or following its name, would seem to have been situated in southern Palestine.
Malalas[2] relates an ancient legend regarding Tricomia, which he calls Nyssa and confounds with Scythopolis. According to his account it was the site of a famous temple of Artemis.
It was never a Greek Orthodox see, and Le Quien[3] is at fault in his complaint of being unable to find any bishops. The Roman Curia, taking the Descriptio orbis romani of George of Cyprus, a civil document, for a Notitia episcopatuum, made Tricomia a titular see.
It is now a village called Terkoumieh on a high hill between Hebron and Bet-Djibrin. It must not be confused with another Tricomia in Arabia which was the camping place of the equites promoti Illyriciani.
Notes
- ↑ Descriptio orbis romani, ed. Heinrich Gelzer, 1024.
- ↑ Chronographia, V, in Patrologia Graeca, XCVII, 236.
- ↑ Oriens Christianus, III, 677.
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Tricomia". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.