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Early Christian basilica

Lysi, Famagusta District · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974

Early Christian basilica: a church in Lysi, Famagusta District, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. 1 dated record of work on it, 1963, with sources.

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Famagusta District, about 35°06′ N, 33°41′ E

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On the ancient site of Lysi. Approximate location. Open in the map →

What was done when

1 record
  1. 1963

    Five hundred metres west of Lysi, villagers who wanted to build a chapel on the spot found a small basilica; the bulldozer they used to clear the debris destroyed what remained of it.

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    “A cinq cents mètres à l'ouest du village de Lysi, une petite basilique a été découverte par les villageois qui voulaient bâtir une chapelle à cet endroit. Malheureusement, ils ont utilisé pour enlever l'amas de débris un bulldozer qui a complètement détruit ce qui restait encore de la basilique”

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1963», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 88 (1964), pp. 289-379, p. 374

Sources

  1. 1.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1963», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 88 (1964), pp. 289-379, p. 374

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