Douela

Douela lies on the Cap Bon peninsula surrounded by the Qorbus Forest, the area especially the thermal springs at nearby Korbous have been popular as a health resort since Roman times. ==History==

During the Roman Empire and late antiquity the village of Douela was a town of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. The site has revealed numerous inscription in the ruins of the Roman town which tell us the Ancient town was a civitas known as Mizigitanorum. In antiquity, Douela was also the seat of a Christian bishopric known as Mizigi. This diocese remains today a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church. Only two bishops of ancient Douela (Mizigi) are known. • The name of Adeodatus was discovered in the inscription on the dedication of a church, possibly the bishop who had it built. • Placido attended the Council of Carthage (525) • Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes of Guatemala is the current bishop. The town also has a mosque. ==References==