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Laodicea is situated on the long spur of a hill between the narrow valleys of the small rivers Asopus and Caprus, which discharge their waters into the Lycus.. It lay on a major trade route [4] and in its neighbourhood were many important ancient cities; it was 17 km west of Colossae, 10 km south of Hierapolis.
Lucius of Laodicea (Greek: Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, romanized: Loukios o Kurenaios), also known as Luke and Lucius of Cyrene, [1] was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch and according to Eastern Orthodox tradition, one of the Seventy Disciples. [1]
The Christian community in Laodicea seems to have been closely connected with that of nearby Colossae (also in the Lycus valley, 10 miles (16 km) distant). [1] [2] Laodicea is mentioned four times in the New Testament's epistle to the Colossians (Col. 2:1; 4:13,15,16).
Laodicea's "Tetraporticus", built by Septimius Severus in AD 193. Laodicea (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια) was a port city and important colonia of the Roman Empire in ancient Syria, [1] near the modern city of Latakia. It was also called Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad mare.
Martyrs Nemesian, Felix, Lucius, another Felix, Litteus, Polyanus, Victor, Jader, Dativus and Companions (257) [9] [note 6] [note 7] Saint Agapius (Agapitus), Bishop of Novara (447) [9] [12] Saint Veranus of Vence, son of St Eucherius of Lyons, he became a monk at Lérins, then later Bishop of Vence in the south of France (c. 480) [9]
Lucius Alfenus Senecio; Amelius; Ammon (geometer) Ammonius Saccas; Anatolius of Laodicea; Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus; Anicius Faustus Paulinus (suffect consul)
The Council of Laodicea was a regional Christian synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana.
The Epistle to the Laodiceans is a possible writing of Paul the Apostle, the original existence of which is inferred from an instruction in the Epistle to the Colossians that the congregation should send their letter to the believing community in Laodicea, and likewise obtain a copy of the letter "from Laodicea" (Greek: ἐκ Λαοδικείας, ek Laodikeas).