Germa or Germe () or Germae or Germai (Γέρμαι), or Hiera Germa or Hiera Germe (Ἱερά Γέρμη), meaning 'holy Germa', also known as Germa in Hellesponto to distinguish it from several other towns named Germa, was a town of ancient Mysia, situated between the rivers Macestus and Rhyndacus. It appears in episcopal notices as an archbishopric. and was represented at the Council of Ephesus and CalcedonRichard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (University of Liverpool 2005) page 230. by the bishop of the town. No longer the seat of a residential archbishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.Catholic Hierarchy
Its site is located near Karaçam in Savaştepe, Asiatic Turkey.
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