Paralus (place)

Paralus (place)

Paralus was an Episcopal see, now only titular, sited at one of the seven mouths of the Nile, Egypt. Its modern location is Lake Burollos.

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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11475a.htm Paralus] Catholic Encyclopedia


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