Comana Pontica

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Comana Pontica was an ancient town in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), known as a religious center and later as the place where John Chrysostom died in exile.

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Comana Pontica (Latin) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
settlement
associatedWithPerson Christian exiles
John Chrysostom NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Greco-Roman religion
culturalSphere Greco-Pontic culture
flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Late Antiquity
Roman period
governedBy high priest (in pagan period)
hasFeature sanctuary
temple complex
hasFunction religious center
sanctuary town
hasHeritageStatus site of historical Christian memory
hasType temple-state town
historicalRole place of exile
knownAs Comana Pontica
surface form: Comana Pontica (Latin)

Comana in Pontus
Κόμανα Ποντική (Greek)
laterReligiousSignificance Christian pilgrimage interest
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
Pontus
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
locatedInProvince Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus
surface form: Roman province of Pontus
locatedInRegion northern Turkey
locatedNear Black Sea
mentionedIn ecclesiastical histories
late antique Christian sources
notableEvent death of John Chrysostom
partOf Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Pontus
Roman Empire
placeOfDeath John Chrysostom NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance important cult center in Pontus
statusInRomanPeriod provincial town
timeOfEvent early 5th century CE
transitionedTo Christian town in Late Antiquity

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Comana Pontica knownAs Comana Pontica
this entity surface form: Comana Pontica (Latin)
John Chrysostom placeOfDeath Comana Pontica