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	Kingdom of Thessalonica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the crusade, was expected by both the Crusaders and Byzantines to become the new emperor after the conquest of Constantinople in 1204.
		Over the next nine years Theodore gradually conquered all of Thessalonica except the city itself, as the Latin Empire could spare no army to defend it while they were busy fighting the more powerful Byzantine Empire of Nicaea.
		The kingdom was claimed by titular kings of the house of Montferrat until 1284 and also by the Dukes of Burgundy; Baldwin II of Constantinople had promised the title to Hugh IV should he regain the Latin Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingdom_of_Thessalonica (532 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Thessalonica
		During the first civil war Thessalonica was the principal headquarters of Pompey and the Roman senators; during the second it supported Anthony and Octavius against the Triumvirs, receiving from them after the battle of Philippi the title of free city and other advantages, being allowed to administer its own affairs and obeying magistrates called politarchs.
		Thessalonica, which is the capital of a vilayet, grows constantly in importance, owing to its situation and its commerce, as well as to the part it played in the two military revolutions of 1908 and 1909 which modified the authoritative régime of the Turkish Empire.
		After the establishment of the Latin Kingdom of Thessalonica in 1205 Nivelo de Chérisy, Bishop of Soissons, who had taken an active part in the Fourth Crusade, was appointed by Innocent III (10 December, 1206) first Latin archbishop of the city.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14633a.htm (1578 words)

	EUSTATHIUS (OF THESSALONICA) - LoveToKnow Article on EUSTATHIUS (OF THESSALONICA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		archbishop of Thessalonica, Byzantine scholar and author (probably a native of Constantinople), flourished during the second half of the 12th century.
		He was outspoken and independent, and did not hesitate to oppose the emperor Manuel, when the latter desired an alteration in the formula of abjuration necessary for converts from Mahommedanism.
		A history of the conquest of Thessalonica by the Normans, a congratulatory address to the emperor Manuel, a plea for an improved watersupply for Constantinople, and an extensive correspondence with clerical and lay dignitaries, are evidence of his versatility.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EU/EUSTATHIUS_OF_THESSALONICA_.htm (391 words)

	Thessalonica
		At Thessalonica a number of people came to faith.
		Context: Thessalonica was a major port city in Macedonia, in what today is Greece.
		According to Acts and 1 Thessalonians there was hostility against the Christian community at Thessalonica.
	www.luthersem.edu /ckoester/Paul/journey2/Thessalonica.htm (96 words)

	Harry Turtledove: Thessalonica
		Given the title Thessalonica, and Harry Turtledove's penchant for alternate history, a reader can be forgiven for assuming that this novel is of that subgenre.
		Thessalonica is set in the eponymous city in the seventh century.
		Even the supernatural creatures who populate the wilderness outside Thessalonica, centaurs and satyrs trying to maintain an ever-weakening hold on their ancestral home, are not particularly interesting.
	www.sfsite.com /~silverag/thessalonica.html (571 words)

	1 Thessalonians - Chapter 1 - Barnes' Notes on the New Testament on StudyLight.org
		It is not credible that "forms" of prayer had been framed for the churches at Thessalonica and Ephesus, and the other churches for which Paul says he prayed, nor would it have been possible to have adapted such forms to the varying circumstances attending the organization of new churches.
		Thessalonica was connected not only with Macedonia and Greece proper, in its commercial relations, but also with the ports of Asia Minor, and not improbably with still more remote regions.
		It is certain that many of the Jews in Thessalonica, when Paul and his fellow-labourers were there, regarded them as impostors, Acts 17:6,8; and there is every reason to suppose that after they left the city, they would endeavour to keep up this impression among the people.
	www.studylight.org /com/bnn/view.cgi?book=1th&chapter=1&verse=1#1Th1_1 (8409 words)

	Macedonia
		Thessalonica was the mainstay of Eastern Christianity in the Gothic invasion in the third century.
		Pliny, however, speaks of Therma as still existing side by side with Thessalonica (NH, iv.36), and it is possible that the latter was an altogether new foundation, which took from Therma a portion of its inhabitants and replaced it as the most important city on the Gulf.
		In the third century A.D. Thessalonica was selected to oversee a Roman temple, and under Decius (ruled A.D. 249-251), infamous for his persecution of Christians, the city achieved the status of a Roman colony, which entitled it to the rights and privileges of the Roman Empire.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/thessalonica.htm (3982 words)

	Thessalonica
		Not that we are obliged to limit to this time, the whole stay of the apostle at Thessalonica.
		Trade would inevitably bring Jews to Thessalonica; and it is remarkable that they have, ever since, had a prominent place in the annals of the city.
		She was so called by her father, Philip, because he first heard of her birth on the day of his gaining a victory over the Thessalians.
	holycall.com /biblemaps/thessalonica.htm (590 words)

	Thessaloniki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He named it after his wife Thessalonica, who was also the sister of Alexander the Great.
		Thessaloníki and its surrounding territory – the Kingdom of Thessalonica – became the largest fief of the Latin Empire, covering most of north and central Greece.
		It was given by the emperor Baldwin I to his rival Boniface of Montferrat but in 1224 it was seized by Michael Ducas, the Greek Despot of Epirus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thessalonica (2515 words)

	Bible Study - Thessalonica
		Thessalonica was a large Greek (see Ancient Empires - Greece) city that was founded by Cassander, one of Alexander the Great's officers who took control of Greece after Alexander's death from an illness while in his early thirties.
		Thessalonica was located between Phillipi and Berea in Macedonia (see map below), on the Thermaic bay of The Aegean Sea.
		Cassander named the city after his wife Thessalonica, who was so-named by her father King Philip of Macedon (Alexander's father) when he discovered that she had been born on the day that Philip defeated the Thessalians.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/20020801.htm (315 words)

	Thessalonica
		Thessalonica was founded in 315 BC E by Cassandra, Alexander's general and brother-in-law, and named for his wife, Alexander's step-sister, Thessaloniki.
		From reading Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, written in 51 from Corinth, not long after leaving Thessalonica, it seems that he must have been there longer than three weeks and that most of his converts were working class pagans.
		Thessalonica was the site of many cults, reflecting the cosmopolitan mix of the population.
	www.abrock.com /Greece-Turkey/Thessa.html (848 words)

	Thessalonica - Pastor Peter's Bible Insights
		Thessalonica was originally called Thermai because of the hot springs that were
		During the Roman period Thessalonica was noted for its important shipyards.
		Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
	members.aol.com /peterwebit/GreeceThessalonica.html (394 words)

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		Thessalonica had originally been named Therma, for the hot springs in the area.
		Thessalonica stood on the important Egnation Way, which was Rome's greatest highway.
		The Christians in Thessalonica were living carelessly and some were not respecting their church leaders.
	www.associate.com /ministry_files/The_Reading_Room/Daily_Devotions_365_day/DEC12.TXT (550 words)

	Thessalonica: A Working Church; by Jeff Asher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The church at Thessalonica began in the throes of persecution.
		The unbelieving Jews in Thessalonica were exceedingly jealous of the success which attended the preaching of the Gospel (Acts 17:4-5).
		Thessalonica worked because their lives were transformed by repentance (1 Thes.
	www.padfield.com /2001/thessalonica.html (710 words)

	Thessalonica in Greece, by taxi, today.
		For after dinner, Thessalonica abounds in nightclubs, dance centers, and discos, while along the road to the airport are the places to go to hear bouzouki and Greek music.
		Thessalonica has many theatres and some one hundred cinemas, some of which are open-air for pleasant summer viewing.
		This conference center, located in the heard of town, at 154 Egnatias Str., tel.: (031) 291.111, is fully equipped with simultaneous translation systems, slide and video projectors, air conditioning, and all the latest technology.
	www.greektaxi.gr /thessalonica_today.htm (278 words)

	THESSALONICA in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)
		He found at Thessalonica a synagogue of the Jews, in which for three successive Sabbaths he preached the gospel, basing his message upon the types and prophecies of the Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 17:2,3).
		But though himself prevented from continuing his work at Thessalonica, he sent Timothy from Athens to visit the church and confirm the faith of the Christians amid their hardships and persecutions (1 Thess 3:2-10).
		The fullest account of the topography of Thessalonica and its history, especially from the 5th to the 15th century, is that of Tafel, De Thessalonica eiusque agro.
	www.bible-history.com /isbe/T/THESSALONICA (1746 words)

	Thessalonica (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		He found at Thessalonica a synagogue of the Jews, in which for three successive Sabbaths he preached the gospel, basing his message upon the types and prophecies of the Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 17:2-3).
		The former of them was, indeed, one of the apostle's most constant companions; we find him with Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19:29) and on his journey to Rome (Acts 27:2), while in two of his Epistles, written during his captivity, Paul refers to Aristarchus as still with him, his fellow-prisoner (Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24).
		But though himself prevented from continuing his work at Thessalonica, he sent Timothy from Athens to visit the church and confirm the faith of the Christians amid their hardships and persecutions (1 Thessalonians 3:2-10).
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/8731 (1793 words)

	Father Demetrios Serfes - St. Demetrios in Thessalonica
		Demetrios of Thessalonica is one of the very few saints from whose relics, by the grace of God, there has flowed a fragrant and healing myrrh.
		AGHIOS DEMETRIOS, the Great Martyr and Myrovletes (myrrh-emitting), was born in Thessalonica in 260 A.D. His parents were illustrious people and along with the transitory glory which Demetrios had from his family, he was adorned with imperishable virtues, with prudence, with sweetness, with humility, with justice, and with every noble comeliness of the soul.
		It is written that when he saw the soldeirs thrusting their spears at him, he raised high his arm and they lanced him in the side, so that he might be deemed worthy to receive the lancing which Christ received in His side, and there ran blood and water from the wound.
	www.serfes.org /lives/stdemetrios.htm (1642 words)

	LivingBold Article: Thessalonica: Positioned for Outreach
		Across the boulevard on the north side of the hotel stood the modern city of Thessalonica.
		Thessalonica had an accommodating harbor, large enough for ships to load and offload cargo, but few people lived near it.
		Thessalonica, after all, was located at the crossroads of the Egnatian Way (the cobblestone highway that led across Greece to Athens) and the road leading north to the Danube River.
	www.livingbold.net /articles/lb011126a.html (559 words)

	The Passion and Miracles of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica by Anastasius the Librarian
		I have recently translated the passion and miracles of the blessed martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica from Greek into Latin at the encouragement of [my] brothers, especially of that most learned man John the Deacon, who is very well known [to you] because of the orthodoxy of your faith and the splendour of your knowledge.
		He, when he came to Thessalonica, managed the government of the prefecture in a pious fashion, and was pleasing to both God and man. Then the devil, envying his wealth, sought him out to test him, just like Job.
		Similarly, there was a certain prefect of the city of Thessalonica who suffered a discharge of blood and, just like the woman who was cured by touching the fringe of the Lord's clothing, had spent almost all his income on doctors, and had been able to be cured by no-one.
	www.ucc.ie /milmart/BHL2122.html (4716 words)

	Background of First Thessalonians
		Thessalonica was the largest and most important city of Macedonia.
		The incident of their imprisonment and deliverance suggests that the politarchs were bent on justice and legal protection for Paul and his companions, for the inability of free cities to keep public order always raised the threat of Roman interference.
		Because of its location, Thessalonica has remained an important city throughout the Christian era, and now it has a population of almost 400,000.
	www.abu.nb.ca /ecm/Thes10b.htm (386 words)

	Thessalonica (BiblePlaces.com)
		Thessalonica was located at the intersection of two major Roman roads, one leading from Italy eastward (Ignatia Way) and the other from the Danube to the Aegean.
		In 168 B.C. it became the capital of the second district of Macedonia and later it was made the capital and major port of the whole Roman province of Macedonia (146 B.C.).
		Thessalonica (Personal Webpage) A travel journal which provides some insights into the modern city and some facts about its history.
	www.bibleplaces.com /thessalonica.htm (462 words)

	The Church at Thessalonica
		How long Paul remained at Thessalonica on his 1st visit we cannot precisely determine; certainly we are not to regard his stay there as confined to three weeks, and Ramsay suggests that it probably extended from December, 50 AD, to May, 51 AD (St.
		The Thessalonian church was a strong and flourishing one, composed of Gentiles rather than of Jews, if we may judge from the tone of the two Epistles addressed to its members, the absence of quotations from and allusions to the Old Testament, and the phrase “Ye turned unto God from idols” (1Thess.
		But though himself prevented from continuing his work at Thessalonica, he sent Timothy from Athens to visit the church and confirm the faith of the Christians amid their hardships and persecutions (1Thess.
	www.astheoracles.org /index-240.htm (1977 words)

	Kingdom of Thessalonica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived CrusaderState founded after the Fourth Crusade.
		Over the next nine years Theodore gradually conquered all of Thessalonica exceptthe city itself, as the Latin Empire could spare no army to defend it while they were busy fighting the more powerful Byzantine Empire of Nicaea.
		In 1224,just as Demetrius had become old enough to take power for himself, Theodore finally captured Thessalonica and the kingdom becamepart of the Despotate of Epirus.
	www.therfcc.org /kingdom-of-thessalonica-99611.html (497 words)

	I Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Paul had left a nucleus of believers in Thessalonica, but this small Church was facing hostility.
		When his concern was more than he could bear he sent Timothy to see how the believers in Thessalonica were faring and to establish and encourage them concerning their faith.
		It was at this point that Timothy was dispatched, for it was better to be alone in Athens than not know the state of the believers in Thessalonica.
	www.bayou.com /~lou2247/1thes02_17.html (413 words)

	Paul and Thessalonica (1)
		I shall focus particularly on the founding stage of the mission in Thessalonica, without neglecting the later supervisory stage from which 1 Thessalonians itself comes.
		Paul had worked to support himself while he was in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 2:9), but this had not been enough; need outran resources, and he had been obliged to depend on help from the community at Philippi on at least two occasions (Philippians 4:15-16).
		A period of three to six months (or even longer) in Thessalonica seems to fit the situation which we have attempted to reconstruct on the basis of the letters.
	www.paulonpaul.org /annex/paul_thess_1_90.htm (1859 words)

	Paul and Thessalonica (2)
		In the interval between his departure from Thessalonica and the sending of Timothy back to Thessalonica, Paul had gone to Athens, probably with both Silvanus and Timothy.
		Leaders had emerged at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13), but it is difficult for us to know what problems, if any, existed in connection with their authority or status.
		Though it is sometimes proposed that Paul was obliged to respond to opponents or false teachers in Thessalonica, the evidence for such opposition is not very weighty (see Detached Note A).
	www.paulonpaul.org /annex/paul_thess_2_90.htm (1643 words)

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