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Ruins of the Church of St. George of the Latins

Ruins of the Church of St. George of the Latins

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Ruins of the Church of St. George of the Latins

Name: Ruins of the Church of St. George of the Latins
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Location: Famagusta, Cyprus

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1. Land Gate of Famagusta – St. George Church Ruins loop from Famagusta

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2. Famagusta City Walls and Ruins – Land Gate of Famagusta loop from Baykal

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3. Famagusta City Walls and Ruins – Famagusta Harbour loop from Famagusta Within the Walls

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Susanne Reich

April 21, 2024

Wikipedia:
St. George of the Latins is a former parish church of the Crusaders in Famagusta, Cyprus. The church bears the nickname of the Latins because the Latin rite was celebrated there and to distinguish it from the Orthodox church of St. George of the Greeks.
It was probably built in the second half of the 13th century by the Frankish Crusaders in Famagusta north of St. Nicholas Cathedral, with which St. George has stylistic similarities, as the first Latin parish church in the town. The art historian Panagopoulos also points out similarities with the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and other contemporary Gothic buildings in northern France such as St-Urbain in Troyes.
St. George was built as a simple single-nave High Gothic church of four bays with groin vaults and a polygonal choir end. The church was badly hit by Ottoman artillery fire in 1571 and the south side and the vaults collapsed.

Anyone who has a soft spot for church ruins will love Famagusta. Apparently there were 365 churches in the city in the late 13th century, one for every day of the year. Many of the ruins are still standing today!

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Ruins of the Church of St. George of the Latins

1. Land Gate of Famagusta – St. George Church Ruins loop from Famagusta

2. Famagusta City Walls and Ruins – Land Gate of Famagusta loop from Baykal

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