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__NOTOC__==''Synopsis== :'' Colossae (or Colosse) was an ancient city of [[Phrygia]]. The [[apostle Paul]] wrote an a letter ([[Epistle to the Colossians]]) to the church at Colossae. The town fell into decay (possibly due to an earthquake) and the Byzantine town of Chonæ (Kona) occupied a site near its ruins. ==Contents== {{also}} {{ebd}}
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* [[Epistle to the Colossians]]
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==Main article==
This town fell into decay (possibly due to an earthquake) and the Byzantine town of Chonæ (Kona) occupied a site near its ruins. A look at the classical, Byzantine, and otherwise medieval literature mentioning the site reveals a name change for part or all of Colossae to Cona or Chonae. The town was the birthplace of the mediaeval writers Nicetas and Michael Choniates. In Byzantine and Russian art, the theme of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Kona is intimately interlocked with the site. The Monastery of the Miracle in the Moscow Kremlin, where the Russian tsars were [[baptism|baptized]], was dedicated to the feast of the Miracle at Kona.
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