In walled Famagusta, there is the church of Virgin Mary the Caller (Sourp Asdvadzadzin Ganchvor), built in 1346. Left unused for nearly four centuries, it was repaired between 1937 and 1944 and it served the small Famagusta Armenian community from 1945 until 1963, when the walled city was taken by Turkish- Cypriot extremists. Today it is abandoned and in need of preservation. (From the publication - The Armenians of Cyprus, part of the series Cyprus religious Groups.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:25:48 +0000
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