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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ascalon
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A titular see of Palestine whose episcopal list (351-930 or 40) is given in Gams (p. 453). It was one of the five chief cities of the Philistines (Joshua 13:3). Its location, on the sea-coast between Gaza and Jamnia made it a stronghold, and as such it was held by the Arabs after their conquest of it in the seventh century. The city was taken by the crusaders, but was destroyed, in 1270, by Sultan Bihars, and its port blocked up to prevent the place ever again falling into Christian hands. Its extensive ruins still remain, and present a scene of mournful desolution.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Ascalon'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ascalon.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Ascalon'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ascalon.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
