ChurchFamagusta (Αμμόχωστος, Mağusa)

St George of the Latins Church

The remains of the Church can be visited

The Church of St. George of the Latins is a ruin of a former Crusader parish church. It is located in Famagusta, Cyprus, and is characterized by its High Gothic architecture, which shows parallels to European sacred buildings.

History+

The construction of the Church of St. George of the Latins presumably took place in the second half of the 13th century by Frankish Crusaders. It served as the first Latin parish church in Famagusta, which earned it the epithet "of the Latins" to distinguish it from the Orthodox Church of St. George of the Greeks. Stylistically, the building shows similarities to the St.

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Source: whatson-northcyprus.com · Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Georg_der_Latiner_1.jpg

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Location: 35.1267, 33.9428