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Prymnessus

Prymnessus or Prymnessos (), or Prymnesus or Prymnesos (Πρύμνησος), or Prymnesia (Πρυμνησία) was a town of ancient Phrygia. Its site is located near Sülün in Asiatic Turkey.

History

The town was inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It was the see of a Christian bishop. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

The martyr and saint Ariadne of Phrygia lived here according to her vita.

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