Tricomia

Tricomia is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was a suffragan of Caesarea in Palaestina Prima. It is mentioned in George of Cyprus ["Descriptio orbis romani", ed. Heinrich Gelzer, 1024.] and, according to the other cities preceding or following its name, would seem to have been situated in southern Palestine.

Malalas ["Chronographia", V, in "Patrologia Graeca", XCVII, 236.] relates an ancient legend regarding Tricomia, which he calls Nyssa and confounds with Scythopolis. According to his account it was the site of a famous temple of Artemis.

It was never a Greek Orthodox see, and Le Quien ["Oriens Christianus", III, 677.] is at fault in his complaint of being unable to find any bishops. The Roman Curia, taking the "Descriptio orbis romani" of George of Cyprus, a civil document, for a "Notitia episcopatuum", made Tricomia a titular see.

It is now a village called Terkoumieh on a high hill between Hebron and Bet-Djibrin. It must not be confused with another Tricomia in Arabia which was the camping place of the "equites promoti Illyriciani".

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