Henchir-Belli, also known as Beled Belli, is a location and archaeological site in Tunisia.
Known as Belali it was a Roman-era civitas in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. [1] Column ruins of an ancient temple/ church are still found in situ. [2]
The ancient city was also the seat of an ancient bishopric, [3] [4] in the ecclesiastical province of Carthage. [5] The only known bishop from antiquity is Adeodato ( fl.411). The bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, [6] [7] Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo being bishop since 2004. [8]
Henchir-Belli, also known as Beled Belli, is a location and archaeological site in Tunisia.
Known as Belali it was a Roman-era civitas in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. [1] Column ruins of an ancient temple/ church are still found in situ. [2]
The ancient city was also the seat of an ancient bishopric, [3] [4] in the ecclesiastical province of Carthage. [5] The only known bishop from antiquity is Adeodato ( fl.411). The bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, [6] [7] Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo being bishop since 2004. [8]