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:''Legio in Latin means [[Legion]]; in the Bible it also designates the Devil, because of his numerous temptations, see [[Legion (demon)]].''
'''Legio''' is a Roman Catholic [[titular see]] in the former [[Roman province]] of [[Palestina Secunda]], which was [[suffragan]] of [[Scythopolis]].
It figures for the first time in a Latin episcopal notitia, dating probably from the eleventh century, where it is given under the name of '''Legionum''', between the Bishoprics of [[Diocæsarea]] and [[Capitolias]] (Tobler and Molinier, "Itinera Hierosolymitana", I, Geneva, 1880, 343). If, however, we consult the Greek ''[[Notitiæ Episcopatuum]]'', of which the Latin is only a translation, we find in that place, not Legio, but [[Maximianopolis]] (" Byzant. Zeitschr.", I, Leipzig, 1892, 253, 256). The see of Legio is, therefore, identical with Maximianopolis.
In the Middle Ages both cities were identified, being near neighbours, though really distinct places in the same see. Legio became [[Ledjun]], well known in the Bible and in history under the name of [[Mageddo]].
==Source==
*{{CathEncy|title=Legio|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09131b.htm}}
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