Assur

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(Or Assuræ.)

A titular see of Proconsular Africa, now Henchir-Zenfour. Its episcopal list (251-484) is given in Gams (p. 464). Ruins of its temples and theatres and other public buildings are still visible.

Source Record

Publication: The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1907.
Nihil Obstat: Nihil Obstat. 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.
Imprimatur: Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.