Laodicea

the ancient name of several Greek cities in W Asia, notably of Latakia

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Laodicea

the name of several cities founded during the Hellenistic period.

One of the best known was Laodicea ad Mare on the coast of Syria (modern-day Latakia). It was founded by Seleucus I, who ruled from about 312 to 280 B.C, and was a major center for commerce and handicrafts during Hellenistic and Roman times.

Another Laodicea (Laodicea ad Lycum) was situated on the Lycus River in Asia Minor. It is now Eskihisar, a ruined site near the city of Denizli in Turkey. Laodicea ad Lycum was founded by Antiochus II in the middle of the third century B.C. It was a commercial center and a center for wool production. It was plundered by the Seljuks in the 11th century and by the Turks at the end of the 13th century. In 1402 it was destroyed by the troops of Timur. Remains of two theaters, an aqueduct, and a gymnasium survive from ancient times.

Laodicea Combusta was in Lycaonia. It was founded by Seleucus I.

Laodicea ad Libanum, or Scabiosa, was situated on the Orontes River. It was founded by Seleucus I on the site of ancient Kadesh.

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(62) The Council of Laodicea (370) did not refrain from calling the Holy Myron the "supercelestial chrism," in canon 48.

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El relato del primer viaje de San Pablo no hace menciones explicitas a las casas, pero el que refiere el segundo y el tercer viaje, redactado utilizando el nosotros indicio de un conocimiento directo de los hechos relatados determina las casas concretas que en Filipos (Hch 16, 15, 31-35), en Tesalonica (Hch 17, 5-7), en Corinto (Hch 18, 2-3, 7-8; 1Co, 16, 15), en Efeso (Hch 19, 9-10), en Troade (Hch 20, 7-10), en Cesarea (Hch 21, 5-6, 8-9), de nuevo en Jerusalen (Hch 21, 15-16), en Roma (Rm 16 1-24), en Colosas (Col 4, 15; Flm 1, 1-2) y en Laodicea (Col 4, 15) recibieron el Evangelio, acogieron a las comunidades cristianas o dieron albergue a los evangelizadores.

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