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Founded. 1902. The Church of the Holy Cross [1] is a Roman Catholic parish located in the city of Nicosia in Cyprus. [2] [3] The first church dedicated to the Holy Cross was built in 1642 and operated continuously until the late nineteenth century. In April 1900 a new church dedicated to the Holy Cross was financially supported in part by the ...
Nicosia Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Nicolò; Cattedrale or Duomo di Nicosia) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily, and is located in Nicosia, Sicily, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Bari. The Cathedral preserves a precious and unique wooden roof of 1300. The church was built in the early 1300s ...
The first cathedral was dedicated to St. John, but during the Ottoman occupation it was turned into a mosque. The Lebanese Maronite community erected the church of Santa Croce, later entrusted to the Franciscans, and the current church of Our Lady of Grace is near to the Franciscan church. Only in 1960 was built the seat of the vicarage and the ...
The Cathedral of St. John the Theologian (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωάννη) is the main church of the Church of Cyprus. It is located in Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. The church was built in the fourteenth century at the site of Benedictine Abbey of St. John the Theologian [1] that had been founded by the ...
The former Catholic Augustinian Cloister of Bellapais near Kyrenia was transferred to Orthodox Church authorities when the Ottomans conquered Cyprus at the end of the 16th century. [8] Other Gothic churches were converted to mosques, for example Saint Sophia Cathedral, now Selimiye Mosque (Nicosia) , and Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta ...
The Diocese of Nicosia ( Latin: Dioecesis Nicosiensis o Herbitensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. [1] The current bishop is Salvatore Muratore. [2]
St.Charbel Maronite Catholic Church, Limassol. The Catholic Church in Cyprus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the 2011 census, Catholics made up 2.9% of the population. [8] A minority of Catholics in Cyprus are Maronites (adherents of one of the Eastern Rite Catholics). Of ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic churches in Nicosia, Sicily" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.