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Metropolis of Smyrna
The
Metropolis of Smyrna
was an ecclesiastical territory (
diocese
) of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
, modern
Turkey
. The Christian community of Smyrna was one of the
Seven Churches of Asia
, mentioned by
Apostle John
in the
Book of Revelation
. It was initially an
archbishopric
, but was promoted to a
metropolis
during the 9th century. Although the local Christian element was reduced during the 14th and 15th centuries, it retained its ecclesiastical autonomy continuously until 1922.
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