. 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 . eorgeof the Latins, yet states that its history isunknown, and that he gives it the name 71 My Experiences of the Island of Cyprus. solely from a drawing executed by a certainStefano Gibellino, about 1570. The Christians in Famagusta give it the nameof St, Catherine, and give the name ofSt. George of the Latins to a churc
. 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 . eorgeof the Latins, yet states that its history isunknown, and that he gives it the name 71 My Experiences of the Island of Cyprus. solely from a drawing executed by a certainStefano Gibellino, about 1570. The Christians in Famagusta give it the nameof St, Catherine, and give the name ofSt. George of the Latins to a churchsituated near the west wall of Famagusta. The whole of the south side and nearlyall the west end have disappeared. Even inits ruin it is a very beautiful fragment ofGothic architecture. As it is situated very close to the har-bour, its soft stone is much eaten awayby moisture brought by winds blowing offthe sea, and one wonders how muchlonger this frail structure will last. Itsconstruction is attributed to the latter half ofthe thirteenth century. 5t. Trancis. Tills church belonged to a convent of Franciscan Friars, which was one of the most important religious establishments in Famagusta. It lies to the north of the courtyard of the Liisi_L;nan Palace, from which 72.
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