. My experiences of Cyprus; being an account of the people, mediæval cities and castles, antiquities and history of the island of Cyprus: to which is added a chapter on the present economic and political problems which affect the island as a dependency of the British empire . race and embellishment of St. Nicolas. Of this church, Enlart says : 69 My Experiences of the Island of Cyprus. In spite of its massive structure andsound appearance, the Church of SS. Peterand Paul was much disturbed during theearthquakes of 1546 and 1568. It was atone of these dates that part of the flyingbuttresses wer
. My experiences of Cyprus; being an account of the people, mediæval cities and castles, antiquities and history of the island of Cyprus: to which is added a chapter on the present economic and political problems which affect the island as a dependency of the British empire . race and embellishment of St. Nicolas. Of this church, Enlart says : 69 My Experiences of the Island of Cyprus. In spite of its massive structure andsound appearance, the Church of SS. Peterand Paul was much disturbed during theearthquakes of 1546 and 1568. It was atone of these dates that part of the flyingbuttresses were added, and others were builtto support the aisle walls on the south. The Turks also converted this church intoa mosque about the year 1600, and addeda minaret, the base of which appears on theleft of the illustration. 5t. George of the Greeks. A short distance south of St. Nicolas, inthe heart of what was the Greek quarter inFamaorusta, stands the remains of the Churchof St. George. It replaced a very small Byzantine build-ing which stood almost on the same ground,but which was not destroyed, but incor-porated in the south wall of the presentchurch, of which it became an antc-chapel. This chapel probably contained the bodyof Saint I^j)i[)hanus, formerly Bishop of 70. III ^ tflH^I Famagusta and Salamis. Salamis, which accounts for its being pre-served. Enlart states that there is nodocument which gives the actual date of thefoundation of this church, but owing to itsgreat resemblance to SS. Peter and Paul,it was probably built at the same time. Atthe present day only the east and west wallsare standing; the circular bases of some ofthe pillars, which were eight in number, intwo rows of four, can still be distinguishedamongst the litter of earth and stones whichnow cover the nave. Both nave and aisles end in the usualsemi-circular apses, and were decorated withfrescoes, which can still be traced. Thesefrescoes were executed by Italian artists,about the fifteenth century. 5t. C
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