Province of Isauria. 1. Seleucia. 2. Cilendre. 3. Anemorius. 4. Titiopolis. 5. Lamus. 6. Antiochia. 7. Heliu-Sebaste, or Julio-Sebaste. 8. Cestra. 9. Selinuntes. 10. Jostape. 11. Diocæsarea. 12. Olya. 13. Hierapolis. 14. Dalisandus. 15. Claudiopolis. 16. Eirenopolis. 17. Germanicopolis. 18. Neapolis. 18. Zenonopolis. 18. Zenonopolis. 20. Sbidæ. 21. Philadelphia. 22. Adrassus. 23. Meloe. 24. Domitiopolis. 24. Climata Nauzadeæ. 26. Cassorum. 28. Golgosi. 29. Costradis. Province of Syria Prima. 27. Benæorum. 1. Antiochia ad Daphnen. 2. Paltus. 3. Seleucia. 4. Berrhoea. 5. Chalcis. Province of Syria Secunda. 1. Apamea. 2. Arethusa. 3. Epiphania. 4. Larissa. 5. Mariamne. 6. Seleucobelus. 7. Raphanæa. Province of Euphratesia or Hagiopolis. 1. Hierapolis. 2. Cyrus, or Hagiopolis. 3. Samosata. 4. Doliche. 5. Germanicia. 6. Zeugma. 7. Perrhe. 8. Europus. 9. Nicopolis. 10. Schenarchia. 11. Cæsaria. 12. Sergiopolis. 13. Orimon. 14. Santon. Province of Theodorias. 1. Laodicea. 2. Balanea. 3. Gabala, Goar adds Paltus. Province of Oshroene. 1. Edessa. 2. Carræ. 3. Constantia. 4. Theodosiopolis. 5. Batnæ. 6. Callinicus, or Leantopolis. 7. Nova Valentia. 8. Birthon. 9. Monithilla. 10. Therimachon. 11. Moniauga. 12. Macarta. 13. Marcopolis. 14. Anastasia. 15. Hemerius. 16. Circisia. Province of Mesopotamia Superior, or Armenia Quarta. 1. Amida. 2. Martyropolis. 3. Darus. 4. Castrum Ricephas. 5. Castrum Turandios. 6. Castrum Mardes. 7. Castrum Lornes. 8. Castrum Riphton. 9. Castrum Isphrios. 10. Castrum Tzauras. 11. Castrum Audasson. 12. Castrum Amarmes. 13. Castrum Tzinobias. 14. Castrum Banabelorum. 15. Castrum Intzietorum. 16. Castrum Chaddorum. 17. Castrum Esudios. 18. Castrum Masphronas. 19. Castrum Basilicum. 30. Castrum Spelon et Odelorum. 21. Castrum Bijubaithas. 22. Castrum Manassarorum. 23. Castrum Phirtachabras. 24. Castrum Siteon Chiphas. 25. Castrum Calonos. 26. Castrum Bibasarorum. 27. Castrum Tzauras. 28. Castrum Birthas. 29. Castrum Attachas. 30. Castrum Aphuborum. Castrum Florianarum. 32. Castrum Arimachorum. 33. Castrum Balnos. 34. Castrum Daphnudin. 35. Castrum Samochartorum. na. The other Armenia. 31. 1. Dademon. 2. Arsamusaton. 3. Polichne. 4. Chosa5. Chosomacha. 6. Citharizæ. 7. Castrum Marticertum. 8. Castrum Baiulæos. 9. Castrum Polios. 10. Castrum, Ardon. 11. Clima Sophines. 12. Regio Ialimbana, where Basilius was born, who wrote the present account. 13. Clima Anzetines. 14. Clima Digesines. 15. Clima Garines. 16. Clima Orziacines. 17. Clima Bilabitenes. 18. Clima Astianices. 19. Clima Mamuzurarum. Province of Phænicia Maritima. 5. 1. Tyrus. 2. Sidon. 3. Ptolemais. 4. Beritus. Biblus. 6. Tripolis. 7. Arcæ. 8. Orthosias. 9. Botrys. 10. Vicus Gegarta. 11. Arados. 12. Antarados. 13. Paneas. 14. Gonasitii Saltus. 15. Vicus Politianus. 16. Vicus Trieris. 1. Emissa. Province of Phœnicia Libani. 2. Laodicea. 3. Heliopolis. 4. Abilla. 5. Damascus. 6. Clima Jabrudorum. 7. Evarius, or Justinianopolis. 8. Talmyra, in Goar it is Palmyra. 9. Clima Maglydorum. 10. Saltum Goneticum. 11. Salamias. 12. Clima Orientale. Province of Palæstina Prima.1 1. Elia, or Jerusalem. 2. Cæsarea. 3. Dora. 4. Antipatris. 5. Diospolis, or Georgiopolis. 6. Jamnia. 7. Nicopolis. 8. Onus. 9. Sozusa. 10. Joppa. 11. Ascalon. 12. Gaza. 13. Raphia. 14. Anthedon. 15. Diocletianopolis. 16. Eleutheropolis. 17. Neapolis. 18. Sebaste. 19. Regio Apathus. 20. Regio Jericho. 21. Regio Libiæ. 22. Regio Gadara. 23. Azotus Maritima. 24. Azotus Hippinis. 25. Acomazon. 26. Bittymos. 27. Tricomias. 28. Toxus. 29. Saltum Constantiniani. 30. Saltum Geraiticum, or Barsamon. Province of Palæstina Secunda. 1. Scythopolis. 2. Gadara. 3. Pellæ. 4. Abila. 5. Capetomas. 6. Diocæsarea. 7. Maximianopolis. 8. Gabæ. 9. Tiberias. 10. Hippos. 11. Helenopolis. Clima Gælanes. 13. Tetracomia. 44. Comenais, Province of Palæstina Tertia. 12. 4. Charag 8. Zoara. 9. 12. Mamopsora. Goar divides 1. Petra. 2. Augustopolis. 3. Arindela. muda. 5. Areopolis. 6. Mapsis. 7. Elusa. Birosabon. 10. Elas. 11. Pentacomia. 13. Metrocomia. 14. Saltum Hieraticum. two of these into four, reading them thus, Salton, Mamo, Psora, Hieraticon. Province of Arabia. 1. Bostra. 2. Adrasus. 3. Dia. 4. Medaba. 5. Gerassa. 6. Neva. 7. Philadelphia. 8. Esbus. 9. Neapolis. 10. Philippopolis. 11. Phenutus. 12. Constantina. 13. Dionysias. 14. Pentacomia. 15. Tricomia. 16. Canothas. 17. Saltum. 18. Bataneos. 19. Exacomia. 20. Enacomia. 21. Vicus Gonias. 22. Vicus Cherus. 23. Vicus Stanes. 24. Vicus Caberæ. 25. Vicus Coreathæ. 26. Vicus Bilbanus. 27. Vicus Caprorum. 28. Vicus Pyrgo 1 This province and the next are wanting both in Carolus à Sancto Paulo and Goar. aretarum. 29. Vicus Setnes. 30. Vicus Ariacharum. 31. Neotes. 32. Clima Orientalium, et Occidentalium. 33. Vicus Ariathæ Saxosa. 34. Vicus Bebdamus. Province of Armenia Magna. Concerning this the author only remarks, that it is an autocephalus, or independent country, not subject to any apostolical throne, but honoured in respect to St. Gregory of Armenia, having two hundred cities and castles. Province of Cyprus. The author makes the same observation upon this country, that it is an independent also, in honour of St. Barnabas, the Apostle, who was found here, having the Gospel of St. Mark laid upon his breast. The cities in this province are, 1. Constantia, the metropolis. 2. Citium. 3. Amathus. 4. Curium. 5. Paphus. 6. Arsenæ. 7. Soli. 8. Lapithus, the birth-place of Georgius Cyprius, who wrote the book out of which these were taken. 9. Cyrenia. 10. Tamasus. 11. Cythri. 12. Trimithus. 13. Carpasin. There is added at the end of Goar's Notitia ;-"This account was taken Anno 6391, in the reign of the Emperor Leo Sapiens, and under the patriarch Photius," that is, Anno 891. In this description of the Church the reader may observe, that the author being a Greek is much more accurate in his account of the Greek and Eastern Churches, than of the Western and Latin; for here is no account of France, Spain, Britain, Illyricum, and such confused and imperfect accounts of the provinces of Italy and Afric, as show plainly, that the author was not rightly acquainted with the state of the Church in those countries, at least not in Italy; for in all Italy and Sicily here are not mentioned above an hundred dioceses, and yet it is clear from the accounts that have been given before out of the Subscriptions of the ancient councils, that there were nearer three hundred dioceses in those regions. Above one hundred and fifty Italian bishops of distinct sees are found subscribed in one age in the Roman councils held under Hilary, Felix, and Symmachus, and there were almost as many more not mentioned in those councils, but to be found in other councils and ancient records. And though when these Notitia were made, several of the ancient dioceses might be united together, yet it appears from the Subscriptions of the Roman councils under Eugenius II. and Leo IV. in the ninth century, that there were above double the number to what the Notitiæ mention. So that it must be owned, that they give but an imperfect account of the Latin or Western Church. But the account of the Greek and Eastern Churches is more complete, and agrees very well with the Subscriptions collected out of the ancient councils: and so they one confirm another, and both together fully make out the account that has been given both of the number and extent of dioceses in the ancient Church. CHAP. VIII. Of the Division of Dioceses into Parishes, and the first Original of them. SECT. 1.-Of the ancient Names of Parish-Churches. THERE remains but one thing more to be inquired into on this head, which is the division of dioceses into such lesser precincts as we now call parishes and parishchurches. Concerning which I shall here need to say the less, because so much has already been said incidently in speaking of the extent of ancient dioceses, which we have generally found too large to be confined to a single congregation. All that I shall add upon this subject therefore, in this place, is only to make a few remarks upon the ancient names of parishes, because some of them are a little ambiguous, and show when, and upon what account, and by what degrees, dioceses were divided into parishes, to bring them to the present state and form of the Church. As to the ancient names, I have had occasion to show before, that the words, Παροικία and Διοίκησις, for the three first ages were of the same importance, denoting not what we now call a parish-church, but a city with its adjacent |