a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the city and killed 53 people. Archaeological Remains For survey of remains see Erdoğan (2015). Ancient Theater () Ancient Stadium () Ancient Temple () Necropolis and hypogea () Byzantine city walls () Basilica of St John () Demographics The population of Alaşehir in 1990 was 36,649. Notable people from Alaşehir Joannes Laurentius Lydus (b. 490) ancient Greek administrator and writer Theodore Mangaphas known also as Morotheodoros (born in 12th century), Byzantine Greek military officer and usurper Kenan Evren, Turkish president and general Notable bishops Cyriacus (at the Council of Philippopolis, 344) Theodosius (deposed at the Council of Seleucia, 359) Theophanes (at the First Council of Ephesus, 431) John (at the Third Council of Constantinople, 680) Theoleptus of Philadelphia (1283–1322): led defense of the city against Turkish attack in 1310; writings include religious poetry, monastic treatises, anti-Arsenite writings, letters Macarius Chrysocephalas (1336–1382): candidate for patriarchate in 1353, wrote Rhodonia (anthology of proverbs and gnomai), catenae ("chains", quotations from theologians attached to Bible verses) on Matthew and Luke, homilies, and a vita of St. Meletios of Galesios Gabrius Severus (1577) wrote works against the Latins Gerasimus Blachus (1679), author of numerous works Meletius Typaldus (1685), deposed for becoming a Catholic Philadelphia remains the seat of the Metropolis of Philadelphia, which has been a titular see since the Greco-Turkish population exchange. Although the Philadelphia area was an Orthodox area, the Roman Catholic Church have maintained a rival titular bishop of Philadelphia since the 1500s. Catholic bishops have included: Bernardo Jordán, (14 Apr 1535 Appointed1539) Philippe Musnier (15 Jun 1545 –) Marcus Lyresius (8 Jan 1603 Appointed28 Jun 1611) Georg Christoph Rösch (16 Jul 1612 Appointed30 Nov 1634) Michael Dalmeras (23 Oct 1623 Appointed13 Dec 1629) William Giles (9 Sep 1904 Appointed28 Jul 1913) Domenico Pasi (9 Sep 1913 Appointed15 Dec 1919) Francis Vazhapilly (7 Apr 1921 Appointed21 Dec 1923) Agnello Renzullo (11 Apr 1924 Appointed20 Oct 1925 ) Luigi Mazzini (24 Jun 1926 Appointed13 Dec 1950 Died) Pietro Zuccarino (5 Jan 1951 Appointed29 Nov 1953) João de Deus Ramalho, (9 Dec 1953 Appointed25 Feb 1958 ) Augustin Arce Mostajo (22 May 1958 Appointed26 Nov 1970) See also Christianity in the 1st century Christianity in the 2nd century Early centers of Christianity Early Christian art and architecture Early Christianity List of earthquakes in Turkey Notes References The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia And their place in the