Madaurus
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Madaurus, or Madaura (see also for homonyms) is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Numidia.
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It was an old Numidian town which, having once belonged to the Kingdom of Syphax, was annexed to that of Massinissa at the close of the second Punic War. It became a Roman colony about the end of the first century and was famous for its schools.
It was the native town of Apuleius, author of "The Golden Ass", and of the grammarians Nonius and Maximus. St. Augustine studied there; through a letter which he addressed later to the inhabitants we learn that many were still pagans.
Madaurus had many martyrs known by their epitaphs; several are named in the Roman martyrology on 4 July.
Three bishops are known: Antigonus, who attended the council of Carthage, 349; Placentius, the council of 407 and the Conference of 411; Pudentius, sent into exile by the Vandal kingHuneric with the other bishops who had been present at the Conference of 484.
The ruins of Madaurus are seen near Mdaouroch, under Fench colonal rule in the department of Constantine (in Algeria). A fine Roman mausoleum, vast baths, a Byzantine fortress, a Christian basilica are noteworthy and have furnished several Christian inscriptions.
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- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia, so may be out of date, or reflect the point of view of the Catholic Church as of 1913. It should be edited to reflect broader and more recent perspectives. [1]
