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The church of Ayios Epiktitos

Ayios Epiktitos took its name from an "Alamano" saint, Ayios Epiktitos. The village church was built in 1856 and is dedicated to Ayios Epiktitos. The legend says that Ayios Epiktitos lived in a cave that is now under the church. In order to enter the cave, there is a small opening on the roof. After the barbarian Turkish invasion, and in an effort to keep the memory of our village alive, we constructed a new church dedicated to Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol.

The church of Ayios Epiktitos in our village

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This is a picture of the church of Ayios Epiktitos in our village. The cross is cut by Turkish barbarians, the windows opened and the whole condition of the church and the yard is very bad. Recently, the church has been transformed to a Muslim Mosque. This is to remind to all civilized world that Turkish barbarians constantly and systematically destroy Greek cultural monuments without any respect for the holy symbols of Christianity.
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This is another picture of Ayios Epiktitos church. The church is opened, and the cross is cut by barbarian Turks. Recently, the church has been transformed to a Muslim Mosque. The methods for exterminating any Greek church, destroying any Greek monument, or Greek sign from Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus including Ayios Epiktitos, reminds to the whole civilized world the methods employed in NAZI Germany by Adolph Hitler to exterminate the Jewish element and Jewish synagogues before and during World War II.
Another picture of the destroyed church of Ayios Epiktitos in occupied Ayios Epiktitos. The church has now been converted into a muslim mosque in an effort to destroy every sign of Hellinism and Christianity in Turkish military occupied areas of Cyprus since 1974. We, the lawful Greek inhabitants of Ayios Epiktitos, will never forget our village and we will always struggle against the turkish oppressors until we return back to our village.

The new church of Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol

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This is the new church of Ayios Epiktitos in Moni Limassol. We tried to built it the same way as the original church to keep the tradition and our heritage alive.
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Another view of the new church of Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol. This is the view of the church from the south side.
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Another view of the new church of Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol. This is the view of the church from the south east side. Notice the workers working around the church to form the soil.
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Another view of the new church of Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol. This is the view of the church from the east side. Notice the workers working around the church to form the soil.

The new church of Ayios Epiktitos at Moni Limassol

 

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The interior of the church, having three layers. The church has 4 windows and 1 door in both north and south sides, and a third door in the west side.
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A closer view of the three floor layers of the church.
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The roof of the church on a photo taken from the east to the west side.
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