Arindela

Arindela (Ἀρίνδηλα in Greek) was a town in the late Roman province of Palaestina Salutaris, also called Palaestina Tertia. It corresponds to modern Gharandal, in the region of Tafilah, south Jordan.[1]

Description

The town, situated at 1300 metres above sea level, became prominent in Byzantine times, ranking third among the cities of the province.[1]

Arindela was also a Christian bishopric. One of its bishops, Theodorus, took part in the Council of Ephesus in 431. Another, Macarius, participated in a council held at Jerusalem in 536.[2]

No longer a residential bishopric, Arindela is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Alan G. Walmsley and Anthony D. Grey, "An Interim Report on the Pottery from Gharandal (Arindela), Jordan
  2. ↑ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 454
  3. ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 839
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