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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

First Epiphany Marked in Famagusta Since ’74

More than 1,000 Orthodox Christian faithful attended the annual Epiphany Day blessing of the waters in Famagusta in Cyprus‘ breakaway Turkish Cypriot north. It was the first time the ceremony has taken place since 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup aiming at union with Greece divided the island. In keeping with tradition, Archimandrite Avgoustinos […] The post First Epiphany Marked in Famagusta Since ’74 appeared first on The National Herald.


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