Changra or Kanghari

CHANGRA or KANGHARI (anc. Gangra; called also till the time of Caracalla, Germanicopolis, after the emperor Claudius), the chief town of a vilayet of the same name in Asia Minor, sit uated in a rich, well-watered valley ; altitude 2,500 ft. The ground is impregnated with salt, and the town is unhealthy. Pop. (192 7 ) Gangra, the capital of the Paphlagonian kingdom of Deio tarus Philadelphus, son of Castor, was taken into the Roman province of Galatia on his death in 6-5 B.C. The earlier town was built on the hill behind the modern city, on which are the ruins of a late fortress ; while the Roman city occupied the site of the modern. In Christian times Gangra was the metropolitan see of Paphlagonia.

Synod of Gangra.

Conjectures as to the date of this synod vary from 341 to 376. The synodal letter states that 21 bishops assembled to take action concerning Eustathius (of Sebaste?) and his followers, who contemned marriage, disparaged the offices of the church, held conventicles of their own, wore a peculiar dress, denounced riches, and affected especial sanctity. The synod con demned the Eustathian practices. The 20 canons of Gangra were declared ecumenical by the Council of Chalcedon, See Mansi ii. pp. 1095-1122; Hardouin i. pp. Hefele and ed., i. pp. 777 sqq. (Eng. trans. ii. pp. 325 sqq.).