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Volitanus also known as Voli and Bolitana was a Roman Era civitas (town) of Africa Proconsular, a suffragan metropolis of Carthage in Roman North Africa.

The town of Voli is now in modern Tunisia, though the exact location of Voli is not known for certain The village of Sidi Medien Zaghouan province (Latitude:36°20'3.57" Longitude10°5'22.15" ) has been suggested due to similarity of names. The issue with Sidi Medien is that here the Roman Era town appears to have been a colonia, by the name of Vallitanus (Vallis) while the name of Voli was probably Bolitana.

The town was a seat of a Bishopric in Africa Proconsolare and suffran to Cartagine, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

Augustine records that the Diocese of Carthage celebrated the feast day of the martyrs of Bolitana on the 17 October.

The deacon Peregrinus of Bolitana civitas who was martyred under Diocletian after his conviction by the proconsul Caius Annius Anullinus He has a feast day of 23 April.

In 411 Rival Bishops Crispus (Catholic Bishop) and Quodvultdeus (Donatist Bishop) attended the Councils of Carthage. The Council found for Crispus. In 418, Bishop Muranus (Catholic Bishop) attended the Council of Carthage, and in 484 Bonifatius (Catholic bishop). attended the Council of Huneric, king of the Vandals.


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