- Source: Stauroupolis
Stauropolis, Stauroupolis, Stavroupoli(s), or Stavropoli(s) (‹See Tfd›Greek: Σταυρούπολις 'city of the cross', genitive Σταυροπόλεος Stauropoleos) may refer to various places and other entities. The spelling in u is a transliteration; the spelling in v reflects the Byzantine and modern pronunciation.
Places
Stauroupolis, the Byzantine name of Aphrodisias in Caria, Asia Minor
Stavroupoli, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece
Stavroupoli, Xanthi, a village in Northern Greece
Stavros (Galatia), ancient town in Asia Minor, also called Stavropolis; see Verinopolis
Other
1147 Stavropolis, a stony asteroid named for the Russian city
Milo Stavroupolis, a character on Little House on the Prairie
Stauropolis (diocese), the former diocese of Aphrodisias, subsisting as a Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic titular see
Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania
See also
Stavros (disambiguation), name of various places, some also called Stavropolis
Stavropol (disambiguation), various locations in Russia
Stavropolsky (disambiguation), various locations in Russia
Stavrochori (disambiguation), various villages in Greece
Stavropoulos, Greek family name
Stauropolia, a genus of moth
