Ayia Photou Underground Church
Famagusta, North Cyprus
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Ayia Photou Church |
Ayia Photou underground church is in the north east part of
the walled city. The site is all that remains of a Franciscan
monastery. Although the whole site is known as Ayia Photou, the name is,
in fact, that of the southern ruins. The northern ruins are all that is
left of the church of St Domenic, built in the 14th century.
In 1900, the area was cleared, and most of the rubble of the once St
Dominic's church were removed, leaving only the cellar, which was used
by the Orthodox as a sort of underground church.
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