Assur \(titular see\)

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• Assur —     Assur     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Assur     I. (Assur or Assuræ.)     A titular see of Proconsular Africa, now Henchir Zenfour. Its episcopal list (251 484) is given in Gams (p. 464). Ruins of its temples and theatres and other public… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Assurae — Assurae, also spelled Assuræ, often shortened Assur (not to be confused with the Assyrian capital Ashur), is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Proconsular Africa, later renamed Henchir Zenfour. Its episcopal list (251… …   Wikipedia

• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• MARDUK — (Heb. מְרֹדָךְ, Jer. 50:2), patron deity of the city of Babylon. Although known as a minor god as early as the third millennium, Marduk became an important local deity at the time of the advent of the First Babylonian Dynasty as can be seen… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tyre — • Melchite archdiocese and Maronite diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tyre     Tyre     † …   Catholic encyclopedia