Pontus
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Region in northeastern Asia Minor (modern northern Turkey). St. Basil journeyed through the cities and countryside of Pontus, rousing the people to the faith with his words.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Basil journeyed through Pontus to rouse the people
"journeying through the cities and countryside of Pontus, began to rouse with his words the sluggish minds of that people"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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The Septuagint Translation and Greek Translators
— Aquila of Pontus was the second interpreter of Sacred Scripture from Hebrew into Greek after the Seventy
"The second interpreter of Sacred Scripture from Hebrew after the Seventy, according to Epiphanius, was Aquila of Pontus"