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
The name Serug appears to have been retained in the district of Serug, and the modern Serudsh, south-west of Edessa, in the neighbourhood of the Euphrates.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker
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