Carmelite church ruins description and photos - North Cyprus: Famagusta (Topic)

Carmelite church ruins description and photos - North Cyprus: Famagusta. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Carmelite church ruins.

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The coastal city of Famagusta boasts a huge number of historical and architectural monuments, built by various peoples - from Greeks to Turks. Some of them have been perfectly preserved to this day, while others remain only in ruins.

So, to the north-west of the city you can find the ruins of a church of the Carmelite Order. Starting from the 13th century, many Christians from the Middle East were forced to hide in Cyprus from persecution. Many of them settled in Famagusta. It was they who erected this temple, which is located very close to the famous Ganchvor monastery, built by the Armenians who fled from Cilicia - that is how the southeastern part of Asia Minor was called at that time. It is believed that the construction of the church began at the beginning of the XIV century, and it served as a church at the monastery.

This place gained fame due to the fact that it is there that the grave of St. Peter Tom, a monk of the Carmelite order, who was also the representative of the Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople in the East and an implacable fighter against the Ottomans, is located there. Immediately after his death in 1366, the coffin with his remains was placed in the church.

Despite the fact that there are only a few dilapidated walls of the temple, you can still see medieval frescoes on them, especially in the western part of the building. Moreover, a rather strong influence of the traditions of the Latin Church is noticeable in the painting.

In general, one can easily imagine how this place looked earlier - a large building with smooth walls and almost complete absence of decorative details, with high narrow windows and wide aisles.

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