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Iconium remained the seat of the metropolis until the 19th century, when it moved to Niğde, where the Greek Orthodox element was stronger. [5] During the Ottoman period, the Metropolitan of Iconium also received the former metropolis of Tyana , whence his full title was "Metropolitan of Iconium and Tyana, hypertimos and exarch of all Lycaonia ...
During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt Konia or Koniah . In the late medieval period, Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Turks ' Sultanate of Rum , from where the sultans ruled over Anatolia.
The Sacrifice at Lystra by Raphael, 1515.. Paul and his companions went out of Antioch in Pisidia to the east, apparently following the Roman road (Via Sebaste) which connects the Roman colonies of Antioch, Iconium (modern: Konya; 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the southeast) and Lystra (30 km further to the southwest). [6]
The Acts of Paul and Thecla is a 2nd-century text (c. AD 180) which forms part of the Acts of Paul, but was also circulated separately.According to the text, Thecla was a young noble virgin from Iconium who chose to leave her fiancé so she could convert to Christianity and follow Paul.
The Star-Telegram attended the 11 a.m. Sunday service at the church, which featured live worship and a brief address at the opening and close of the service from Jelani Lewis, pastor for Gateway ...
The Bible testifies that Saint Paul of Tarsus and Silas went this way as they went through Syria and Cilicia. The Book of Galatians speaks of the cities of Derbe , Lystra , and Iconium - cities visited by Paul on his first journey (Acts 14; Gal. 1:2), with the purpose of strengthening their churches, at the beginning of the second preaching ...
Sunday morning, the first floor of the auditorium in the church’s Southlake location was about a third full for the 9 a.m. service and about half filled for 11 a.m. Signs at stairways outside ...
Here is what we know about the turnover and allegations at Gateway Church. The now-former Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church, who was preaching to more than 100,000 active attendees in Dallas ...