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Sourpmagar Monestery
Sourpmagar Monastery
The Sourp Magar Monastery was first founded as a Coptic monastery
around 1000 A.D. and it was dedicated to the Alexandrian saint
Makarios. It is also referred to as the monastery of Mary. The
monastery passed on to the Armenians at the of the 15th century.
In time, it became a stopover of the Armenian pilgrims on their
way to Jerusalem -a second pilgrimage point- and continued to
fulfill this function until 1974. It was also used as a summer
resort by the Armenians living in Nicosia. The remains date
back to the 19th century. A panel with Armenian writing has
been found on its walls.
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