Edessa
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Modern name: Urfa. an ancient city on the N edge of the Syrian plateau, founded as a Macedonian colony by Seleucus I: a centre of early Christianity
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Ancient name: Aegae. Modern Greek name: Édhessa. a market town in Greece: ancient capital of Macedonia. Pop (municipality): 25 729 (2001)
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The loss of Edessa posed a serious threat to the remaining Crusader States, however, and prompted the pope to call the Second Crusade.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
He says that a Jewish merchant from Edessa bought the metal and required 900 camels to carry it off.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2017
The king venerated a mysterious image of Christ known as the Mandylion of Edessa, which was believed to have been imprinted by supernatural means.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 8, 2011
That image had long been defined by the Mandylion of Edessa, a piece of fabric thought to contain a direct impression of Jesus’ face.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2011
At the same date, however, the decline of the kingdom also begins; the fall of Edessa is the beginning of the end.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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