Tabae

Tabae is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Caria, a suffragan of Stauropolis; according to Strabo [XII, 570, 576.] it was located in a plain in Phrygia on the boundaries of Caria. The place is now Tavas, near Kale, Denizli in Turkey; some inscriptions and numerous ancient remains have been found.

Stephanus Byzantius mentions two cities of this name, one in Lydia, the other in Caria. Livy [XXXVIII, 13.] says that it was on the frontier of Pisidia towards the coast of the Gulf of Pamphylia. The town in question, however, some coins of which are extant, was one which claimed to have been founded by one Tabus. Others derive its name from "tabi", which in Semitic languages means "good", and others from a native word "taba", meaning "rock", which seems a probable derivation.

History

In 189 BC the consul Gneius Malius Vulso, having defeated the inhabitants who blocked his passage, exacted from Tabae a fine of 25 talents and 10,000 medimni of wheat.

Bishops

Three bishops of Tabae are known:

*Rufinus, present at the Council of Ephesus (431);
*Severus, at Constantinople (553);
*Basilius, at Nicæa (787). [Le Quien, "Oriens christianus", I, 905.]

The "Notitiæ Episcopatuum" continue to mention the see among the suffragans of Stauropolis until the thirteenth century.

As of 2008, the titular is Gerard Paul Bergie [ [http://www.gcatholic.com/hierarchy/data/bishops-4.htm#1820 Bishops: Page 4 of 52 ] ] .

References

*SMITH, Dict. of Greek and Roman Geogr., s. v.;
*PAPE-BENSELER, Wörterbuch der griechischen Eigennamen, s. v.;
*TEXIER, Asie mineure (Paris, 1862), 466

Notes

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2t07.html "Catholic Hierarchy" page]
* [http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/caria/tabae/t.html Coins]