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that were observed in 1899 had disappeared, according to Rupert Gunnis. Upon the takeover by the Greek
Cypriots, the southern part of the church was repaired. Between 1937 and 1939, the rubble in the northern part was removed and an excavation was carried out; the road to the west was also lowered to
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The church is home to numerous frescoes dated to the 14th and 15th centuries. Unlike
Byzantine Orthodox churches, the frescoes in the Nestorian Church are not part of a unified design, which is characteristic of Nestorian Churches. Many of the frescoes were actually painted in different periods by
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wrote that the church had been built by the Lakhas brothers (also known as
Lakhanopoulos) in around 1360. These brothers were recorded as two "East Syrian", aka Nestorian merchants, who were known for their immense wealth. The chroniclers pointed out to the architecture and decorations of the
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in 1363. This version of the church's history represents the virtual consensus of scholars of medieval
Famagusta, though scholar Michele Bacci has postulated a need to revise "name-identification and date of this church" as its architecture is reminiscent of the 12th–13th century Crusader
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in 1571, the church was converted into a stable for camels, with worship being allowed on only one day of the year, the Feast of "St. George the Exiler", according to the records. In 1905, the
British administration handed the church to the
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The church was, as of June 2013, the only one in
Famagusta to have a bell, and one of the best preserved ones in its state from the medieval times due to the lack of use over the centuries.
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liturgy, the first service in the church since 1956, was carried out by Greek
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different artists. The apse may have had a unified design, but this is impossible to uncertain given the level of damage to the frescoes.
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