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established in 390. Dedicatory inscriptions indicate a preference for donations to religious buildings, and many colourful
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in the town. Beit She'an was primarily
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indicate established communities of these minorities. The pagan temple in the city centre was destroyed, but the
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71:of 313 legalized profession of Christianity in the
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180:. It became the capital of the new province of
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884:Titular Metropolitan See of Scythopolis
414:Other notable Christians of Scythopolis
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485:Cyril of Scythopolis (
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