Lauzadus

Lauzadus or Lauzadeai was a town of ancient Cilicia or of Isauria, inhabited in Byzantine times.[1] It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[2]

Its site is located near Beşyayla, Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. "Lauzadus (Titular See)". Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

36°45′09″N 32°41′52″E

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