Germa or Germe (Ancient Greek: Γέρμη) or Germae or Germai (Γέρμαι),[1] or Hiera Germa or Hiera Germe (Ἱερά Γέρμη), meaning 'holy Germa', also known as Germa in Hellesponto to distinguish it from several other towns named Germa, was a town of ancient Mysia, situated between the rivers Macestus and Rhyndacus.[2][3] It appears in episcopal notices as an archbishopric.[1] and was represented at the Council of Ephesus and Calcedon[4] by the towns bishop. No longer the seat of a residential archbishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5]
Its site is located near Karaçam in Savaştepe, Asiatic Turkey.[6][7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Germa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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