The See of Sardis or Sardes was an episcopal see in the city of that name. It was one of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, held by metropolitan bishops since the middle to late 1st century, with jurisdiction over the province of Lydia, when this was formed in 295. After 1369 it became a titular see both for the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
The martyrdom of Euthymius of Sardis. From the Madrid Skylitzes.
Clement, a disciple of Paul the Apostle (pictured), attested to in Paul's Epistle to the Philippians is the first recorded bishop of Sardis.
Eugenio Pacelli (future Pope Pius XII) was made titular archbishop of Sardis by Pope Benedict XV.
Sardis or Sardes was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province near the town of Sart.
The Greek gymnasium of Sardis
View of the citadel from below
This 6th century coin reflects the Sardians' interest in glyptic art.
The lydion was an everyday pottery shape used for cosmetics.
