Drusipara
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Drizipara (Greek: Δριζιπάρα), also known as Druzipara, Drousipara, Drusipara; now Büyükkarıştıran/Büyükkarıştıran' in Lüleburgaz district, was a city and a residential episcopal see in the Roman province of Europa in the civil diocese of Thrace. It is now a titular see of the Catholic Church.
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- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Tekirdağ Province
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- located in/on physical feature
- Marmara Region
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Drizipara (Greek: Δριζιπάρα), also known as Druzipara, Drousipara, Drusipara; now Büyükkarıştıran/Büyükkarıştıran' in Lüleburgaz district, was a city and a residential episcopal see in the Roman province of Europa in the civil diocese of Thrace. It is now a titular see of the Catholic Church.
== History of the town == The Greeks called the city Drizipera, Drousipara/Drusipara, Drizeparos and Drixiparos. By the 9th century, it was called Mesene.
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