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Church of St. George of the Latins

Famagusta · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974

Church of St. George of the Latins: a church in Famagusta, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. Declared an Ancient Monument in 1907. 1 dated record of work on it, 1955, with sources.

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Famagusta District, about 35°07′ N, 33°56′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 27 December 1907

    Declared an Ancient Monument, No. 8865

    “Church of St. George of the Latins”

    The Cyprus Gazette No. 8865 of 27 December 1907 (Notice No. 8865), PDF p. 283 Online

  2. 10 May 1935

    Scheduled in 1935, First Schedule, Famagusta item 4

    “The Church of St. George of the Latins”

    Supplement No. 1 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2441 of 10 May 1935, A Bill entitled A Law to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Antiquities [the Antiquities Law, 1935], First Schedule, District of Famagusta, item 4, p. 325, PDF p. 345 Online

What was done when

1 record
  1. 1955

    A large store standing next to the church was demolished, and acquired areas adjoining it were enclosed with boundary walls.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the demolition of a large store standing next to the church of St. George of the Latins”

    Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1955 (London: HMSO, 1956), p. 79

In the literature

3
  1. Undated

    Gothic church in Famagusta compared to Sainte-Chapelle.

    As printed

    “a Famagouste entre St-Georges des Latins et la Ste Chapelle”

    Mme Lilian Princet, "Chypre: Un des plus anciens berceaux de la civilisation", Cyprus Today vol. 2, no. 3-4 (May–August 1964), pp. 82–92, p. 87.

  2. Undated

    Gothic church whose aisles are lined with burial niches and incised tomb slabs in the Lusignan period.

    As printed

    “like those of St. George of the Latins in Famagusta”

    Stephanie Hayes-Healy (2005). Medieval Paradigms: Essays in Honor of Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams. Vol. Volume I. palgrave macmillan. p. 162.

  3. Undated

    Most picturesque church of Famagusta; built in the French style of the 13th century.

    As printed

    “The most picturesque church of Famagusta is St. George of the Latins, which is built in the French style of the 13th century.”

    F.S.M., "Famagusta", Cyprus Today vol. 3, no. 5-6 (September–December 1965), pp. 6–7, p. 7.

Pictures

1
Costas and Rita Severis Foundation1 painting1942
  • painting, 1942

Sources

  1. 1.The Cyprus Gazette No. 8865 of 27 December 1907 (Notice No. 8865), PDF p. 283 Online
  2. 2.Supplement No. 1 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2441 of 10 May 1935, A Bill entitled A Law to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Antiquities [the Antiquities Law, 1935], First Schedule, District of Famagusta, item 4, p. 325, PDF p. 345 Online
  3. 3.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_00462, “Saint George Church of Latins Famagusta – Cyprus”, 20th century, ; pht_00768, “St. Peters Church, Famagusta”, ca. 1918, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/st-peters-church-famagusta/28024/; pht_00770, “St. George the Latin, Famagusta”, ca. 1918, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/st-george-the-latin-famagusta/28026/; and 3 more records Online
  4. 4.Stephanie Hayes-Healy (2005). Medieval Paradigms: Essays in Honor of Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams. Vol. Volume I. palgrave macmillan. p. 162.
  5. 5.Mme Lilian Princet, "Chypre: Un des plus anciens berceaux de la civilisation", Cyprus Today vol. 2, no. 3-4 (May–August 1964), pp. 82–92, p. 87.
  6. 6.F.S.M., "Famagusta", Cyprus Today vol. 3, no. 5-6 (September–December 1965), pp. 6–7, p. 7.
  7. 7.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1955 (London: HMSO, 1956), p. 79

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