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THE MARONITES OF CYPRUS●Saint Marina’schurch inKochatis.●Saint Anthony's chapel in Kythrea.●The chapel of the Virgin Mary to the west of Kormakitis.Karpasha: The Holy Cross church, which dates to the15th century, was fully renovated in 1924. In thechurch there are two priceless wooden crosses: thepurely Byzantine cross dates to the 15th century,while the Cypriot-Byzantine cross dates to the 17thcentury.Asomatos: Mass is held at Archangel Michael church(1774) once a week. As the village is a military campfor the Turkish occupying forces, its inhabitants areonly allowed to enter the village on Sundays,exclusively for the celebration of the Holy Mass.Ayia Marina: The old Saint Marina church (1650)remains inaccessible, while the new church (1972),which is also dedicated to the village’s patron Saint,has been officiated only four times since 1974: on 17July 2010, 17 July 2011, 17 July 2012 and on 11 February2012, during the visit of the Maronite Patriarch ofAntioch and all the East, Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi.Ayia Marina village was converted into a militarybase by Turkish occupation forces and its inhabitantsare still denied access to their houses and churches.The Prophet Elias Monastery (1735) in Ayia MarinaSkyllouras, which had for centuries been the spiritualcentre of the Maronite community, was bombedduring the second phase of the 1974 invasion andsustained serious damage – after the bombing, themonastery’s grounds were used by the Turkish army.The monastery celebrated the feast of Prophet Eliasfor the first time since 1974 on 23 July 2006, and eversince a pilgrimage is permitted every year in honourof the Prophet Elias feast. The UNDP-ACT made adonation in 2008 for the cleaning and fencing of themonastery.20
THE MARONITES OF CYPRUS●The imposing dependency of the Prophet Elias Monastery in Kochatis.Other Churches• The chapel of the Virgin Mary in Kambyli (13thcentury) was restored in 2008-2009 with fundingfrom the SAVE programme and through theinitiative of the “Kormakitis Trust” Heritage Club.• The Virgin Mary chapel in Marki (1636) is ruined.• Saint Anthony’s chapel in Kythrea (1955) is ruined.• Saint Romanos chapel in Vouno (1518) is used bythe Turkish occupation authorities as a “museum”.• The church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus inFamagusta (1900) is located in the fenced area ofVarosha.• The ruins of the churches of Prophet Elias (1508)and Saint John of Kokkinokremmos (12th century)remain in Ayia Marina.●Saint Marina’s church in Polemidhia.21
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