Two important historical and cultural monuments in the occupied Famagusta within the walls delivered in a special event next week by the Bicommunal Technical Committee for Cultural Heritage.
Famagusta.News was located in the area where he recorded the works and the area within the walls of the occupied Famagusta.
These are the church of St. Anna and the Mosque of the tanners which are located next to the Martinego bastion. The church of Agia Anna dates back to the 14th century and operated for the first time in almost five centuries, in May 2016, while it is now preserved.
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Next to it is the Tannery Mosque, named after the church during the Ottoman period, when it was used by the workers of the adjacent tanneries. The tannery mosque dates back to the 14th century when it was built by the Jacobites as a church dedicated to St. Catherine.
As stated by the Greek Cypriot Head of the Technical and Communication Committee for Cultural Heritage, Takis Hatzidimitriou, "Conservation of these two monuments has been done for the first time in the last five centuries. This is a historic moment in the history of monuments. "
The handover ceremony will take place on December 7 in the presence of officials and members of the Maronite community, followed by a service in the presence of the Maronite Patriarch of Cardinal Besara Butros Al-Rai.
