Nicosia, Marth 27, 2012
The frescoes finally arrived home a fortnight ago, decades after their removal from a church in the occupied areas following the 1974 Turkish invasion, are now on exhibition at the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation, at the Archbishopric Palace in Nicosia.
The frescoes had been stolen from the church of Saint
Euphemianos in Lysi village and were cut into 38 pieces by
thieves intending to sell them on the black market.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Archbishop of
Cyprus Chrysostomos pointed out that the ultimate goal of
the Cyprus Church and the Government is for the frescoes
to return to their home, the Saint Euphemianos church in
Lysi, where they belong.