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	NICOSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, a status it has enjoyed for 1000 years since the 10th century, though its beginnings date back 5000 years to the Bronze Age.
		Built by Archbishop Nikiforos in 1662, the recently restored 18th century wall paintings depict biblical scenes and the discovery of the tomb of Saint Barnabas at Salamis.
		Built by Archbishop Germanos II in 1695 this is an interesting example of the Franco-Byzantine style.
	www.kypros.org /Cyprus/nicosia.html (1473 words)

	Nicosia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY) and of all the colleges and institutes of Republic of Cyprus.
		According to the constitution of Cyprus Nicosia Municipality was divided into a Greek and Turkish sector with two Mayors a representative of the Greek Community which was the majority and a second one representing the Turkish community.
		The Mayor of Nicosia is the President of the Union and the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicosia (2347 words)

	Nicosia
		It was certainly subsequent to the eighth century that Leucosia or Nicosia replaced Constantia as the metropolis of Cyprus, for at the (Ecumenical Council of 787 one Constantine signed as Bishop of Constantia; in any case at the conquest of the island in 1191 by Richard Coeur de Lion Nicosia was the capital.
		Quarrels between Greeks and Latins were frequent and prolonged, especially at Nicosia, where the two councils of 1313-60 ended in bloodshed; but in spite of everything the island prospered.
		Previously Nicosia was the residence of the Mutessarif of the sandjak which depended on the vilayet of the Archipelago.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/n/nicosia2.html (515 words)

	Capital City Nicosia Cyprus - Lefkosa
		Nicosia Cyprus became the seat of the Pasa, the Greek Archbishop, the Dragoman and the Cadi.
		Nicosia Cyprus, as the seat of government, constituted the main place of political conflicts during the period of liberation from the British rule in 1955-1959.
		In 1960 Nicosia became the capital city of the Republic of Cyprus, whose constitution was based on the co-operation of the island's two communities, Greek and Turkish, in a ratio of seven to three.
	www.turkishcyprus.com /about-trnc-capital-city.html (988 words)

	Church of Cyprus - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bishop of the capital, Salamis or Constantia, was constituted metropolitan by Zeno, with the title "archbishop of all Cyprus," enlarged subsequently into "archbishop of Justiniana Nova and of all Cyprus," after an enforced expatriation to Justinianopolis in 688.
		A Latin hierarchy was set up in 1196 (an archbishop at Nicosia with suffragans at Limasol, Paphos and Famagusta), and the Greek bishops were made to minister to their flocks in subjection to it.
		In 1821, it is true, all the bishops and many of their flock were put to death by way of discouraging sympathies with the Greeks; but successors were soon consecrated, by bishops sent from *Antioch at the request of the patriarch of Constantinople, and on the whole the Church has prospered.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Church_Of_Cyprus (513 words)

	Nicosia travel guide - Wikitravel
		Nicosia, known as Lefkosia (Λευκωσία) in Greek, Lefkoşa (Lefkosha) in Turkish, is the centrally located capital of Cyprus.
		The barbed wire and guardtowers of the Green Line cut the town in two, with the northern side being the capital of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the southern half being the capital of the Republic of Cyprus.
		Nicosia's sights are concentrated in the Old City, surrounded by a picturesque star-shaped city wall whose moat has been converted into a pleasant park.
	wikitravel.org /en/Nicosia (823 words)

	Virtual Tour of Cyprus, Nicosia
		The 'Old' part of Nicosia is surrounded by walls which were constructed by the Venetians to protect the city against invaders.
		The Archbishop's Palace is the center of Cyprus Orthodox Church and also houses the Byzantine Museum.
		Nicosia is the only divided capital city in the world since the invasion of Turkey in 1974.
	www.angelfire.com /nj/kypros/nicosia.html (244 words)

	Cyprus \| Going Out \| Historical Places \| Nicosia South
		It is considered to be the oldest Byzantine church in Nicosia.
		Built in I872 Phaneromeni Church used to be the largest church in Nicosia.
		Tripiotis Church was built by Archbishop Germanos II in 1695 this is an interesting example of the Franco-Byzantine style.
	www.cyprus.com /cyprus-going-out-historical-places-nicosia-south.php (308 words)

	Pope Boniface VIII
		Isarnus, Archpriest of Carcassonne, was commissioned (1295) by Boniface to threaten the king with spiritual penalties, unless the archbishop were freed, pending the investigation of the matter at Rome, whither the king was invited to send representatives.
		When, at the Convocation of Canterbury (November, 1296), the king demanded a fifth of their income, the archbishop, Robert of Winchelsea, in keeping with the new legislation of Boniface, offered to consult the pope, whereupon the king outlawed the clergy, secular and regular, and seized all their lay fees, goods, and chattels.
		De Saisset in vain protested his innocence and denied the competency of the civil court; he was committed temporarily to the care of the Archbishop of Narbonne, while Pierre Flote and Guillaume de Nogaret went to Rome to secure from Boniface the degradation of his legate and his delivery to the secular authority.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/b/boniface_viii,pope.html (9053 words)

	Nicosia Municipality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Two hundred thousand people, nearly half the population of the island, lines the road from the airport to the archbishopric in the old city of Nicosia to greet him.
		During the following months, Nicosia was at the heart of the administrative and constitutional preparations for Independence.
		On 13 December 1959, Makarios was elected President of the Republic of Cyprus and Nicosia officially became capital of the Republic of Cyprus.
	www.nicosia.org.cy /english/lefkosia_istoria_lefkosia_proteuousa.shtm (139 words)

	Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 00-05-06 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, who is being treated at a private clinic in Nicosia after undergoing surgery to remove a polyp from his large intestine, is in a "perfect post-operation condition", according to one of his personal physicians, Dr. Agis Syrimis.
		Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides was well today, according to associates, but his family said he was still in pain, after the surgery he underwent to remove a polyp from his large intestine.
		Nicosia, May 6 (CNA) - The post-operation condition of Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, who underwent surgery to remove a polyp from his large intestine, is developing smoothly and "the whole condition is satisfactory", according to a medical press release, read out to reporters this afternoon by doctor Joseph Kasios.
	www.hri.org /news/cyprus/cna/2000/00-05-06.cna.html (467 words)

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		The study, conducted by two Greek experts, proposed a monitoring programme which should focus on the daily movement of birds in wintertime and during the reproductive season, on the migratory patterns of birds and on the number of birds that might collide with the very tall masts in the area.
		CNA/RM/GP/2001 Finance Minister - Ireland Nicosia, Jul 16 (CNA) -- Issues relating to Cyprus' harmonisation effort with the European Union acquis communautaire, with special reference to taxation and the role of the Central Bank in the introduction of the Euro, are at the core of discussions Cyprus Finance Minister Takis Klerides is having in Ireland.
		Speaking, from the southern-coastal town of Limassol, at the unveiling of an honorary plate for the missing persons and those killed during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, in 1974, Lyssarides said that UN-led talks on Cyprus should be based on concrete principles, which constitute the terms of reference of UN representatives.
	www.cna.org.cy /data/reviews/en/01/jul01en.html (9202 words)

	Cyprus History: Lusignan Period - The Rule of Hugues II
		The leaders on either side were Hugo di Fagiano, the Latin archbishop of Cyprus, and Germanos, the Orthodox archbishop, who was throughout supported by the regent and the barons of Cyprus.
		The Orthodox bishops were to reside in the four villages laid down by the Famagusta convention, namely, Soli for the diocese of Nicosia, Arsinoe for the diocese of Paphos, Lefkara for the diocese of Limassol, and Carpasia for the diocese of Famagusta.
		The Bulla Cypria also contained regulations regarding the dismissal or resignation of Orthodox bishops, the custody of property in a vacant see, the powers of ecclesiastical courts, the attendance of all bishops at the annual diocesan synods, and the contributions to be paid to the Latin bishops at their visitations.
	www.cypnet.co.uk /ncyprus/history/lusignan/2hugues2.htm (1240 words)

	Prisma Holidays, Nicosia, Cyprus
		Since the 12th century, Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.At the same time it is also the only town of the island which is located inland, in the Mesaoria-Region, and therefore desolate and hot in summer, but in spring looks like a carpet of flowers.
		Since 1974 Nicosia is a divided city, through the centre runs the “Green-Line” (named like this because the line was drawn with a green pencil on the city map), guarded by UN-Soldiers.
		Nicosia is in spite of all this still a city full of contradictions and worth a visit.
	www.prisma.com.cy /nicosia.html (427 words)

	Nicosia Hotels. Nicosia Accommodation Hotel in Cyprus Discounts
		The Holiday Inn Nicosia City Centre is conveniently located in the heart of the city, only minutes away from the Internations Conference Center, the State Fair Exhibition grounds, commercial and historic districts.
		Cleopatra Hotel Nicosia is probably the most central hotel in Nicosia.
		Cleopatra Hotel Nicosia is situated near the business centre of the town being within walking distance of government offices and banks also the main shopping area.
	www.holidaycityeurope.com /nicosiahotels/index.html (208 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a result of this commission, a Latin archbishop was established at Nicosia, with bishops at Limassol, Paphos and Famagusta, all of whom were endowed with the funds which had hitherto belonged to the Orthodox church.
		The election of a new Latin archbishop, which led to a dispute between the king and the Pope, illustrates the political tension which was apt to arise between the crown and the Church.
		It was decreed that the king and the Latin archbishop were to determine the number of monks to be allowed for each of the Orthodox monasteries.
	bornova.ege.edu.tr /~ncyprus/lusig1.html (4235 words)

	Janus of Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Janus of Cyprus (Genoa, 1375– June 29, 1432, Nicosia) ruled Cyprus from 1398 to 1432.
		He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father James I.
		During his captivity his brother Hugh of Lusignan, Archbishop of Nicosia, took charge of Cyprus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Janus_of_Cyprus (197 words)

	Nicosia :: Cyprus
		The largest collection of icons on the island of Cyprus is displayed in the Byzantine Museum in the Old City of Nicosia.
		The museum is housed in the Old Bishopric in a 15th-century Gothic building that used to serve as a Benedictine Monastery and then became the palace of the Archbishop.
		The oldest documentation we have concerning Nicosia within the walls, dates back to 1567, when the Venetians took over the island, and built the fortification with the eleven bastions, that one can still see today.
	www.cyprusnicosia.com /nicosia_touring.htm (491 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In a battle near Nicosia Sir Amalric Barlais and his adherents were defeated and forced to take refuge in the castles of St. Hilarion, Kyrenia and Kantara.
		The king immediately proclaimed a truce while the body of the queen was carried to the royal camp and hence to Nicosia, accompanied by a procession of knights, all on foot, to be interred with due ceremony at St. Sophia.
		Nicholas was begun, and the town was enlarged to accommodate the refugees from Acre.
	bornova.ege.edu.tr /~ncyprus/lusig2.html (4581 words)

	Korona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They were finally successful in 488 AD when Archbishop Anthemius guided by a dream discovered the tomb of St Barnabas with the Saint's body lying in a coffin and on his chest a copy of the Gospel by St Matthew in Barnabas' own writing.
		The property of the Church was plundered and the Christians were forced to pull down the upper storeys of their houses, an order that remained in force until the British put the island under their control almost sixty years later.
		In Nicosia, the capital, there is a 16th century inn called a Khan, a 17th century Tekke of the Mevleri or the Dancing Dervishes and the Arab Ahmet Pasha mosque of the 18th century.
	www.korona.com.cy /english/placing/cyprus_history.htm (5737 words)

	* Greek Orthodox Church *
		Originally the newly baptized were brought before the archbishop for the chrisma.
		The church is led by an archbishop and is not under the authority of another patriarch.
		The Church, however, was the primary cultural or political identity for Greek Cypriots over about 300 years of rule by Muslim Turks (till 1879), and was the major force in organized political resistance against the Ottoman Turks, then finally leading to independence from the British in 1960.
	orvillejenkins.com /religions/orthodoxobj.html (1534 words)

	Cyprus Sights & Activities \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In a wing of the archiepiscopal palace built in 1960 in neo-Byzantine style, the Archbishop Makarios III Cultural Foundation consists of the Byzantine Art Museum, with fine displays of icons spanning 1,000 years, and the Greek War of Independence Gallery, with maps, paintings, and mementos of 1821.
		Head north to visit the tiny Greek Orthodox Tripiotis church (Solonos 47-49, Nicosia, Cyprus), which dates from 1690 and is decorated with an ornately carved golden iconostasis and silver-covered icons.
		The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia traces the city's history from 3000 BC to the present, with exhibits on crafts and daily life.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=cyprus@263&cur_section=sig&review=full (733 words)

	Nicosia Municipality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“Nicosia is also a very old city in the center of the islands valley, in a very good climate … there is plenty of water and fertile land… and when the Lusignans became kings, Nicosia became the capital of the entire Kingdom.
		Due to the destruction and desertation of Salamis, Famagusta, the Archbishop obtained the Pope's permission to move to Nicosia.
		Thus Nicosia became established as the capital of the Kingdom.
	www.nicosia.org.cy /english/lefkosia_istoria_proteuousa_vasileiou.shtm (230 words)

	Nicosia \| Places of Interest
		Archbishop Makarios III Foundation Cultural Centre, Plateia Arch,Kyprianou.
		Built by Archbishop Nikiforos in 1662, the 18th-century wall paintings depict scenes from the Bible and the discovery of the tomb of Saint Barnabas.
		The relics of the saints are kept in a silver gilt case.
	www.mediterraneanpearls.com /regions/nicosia/nicosia_interest.html (539 words)

	The Hindu : Miscellaneous / This Day That Age : dated March 11, 1956: Britain deports Makarios
		Archbishop Makarios, leader of the movement in Cyprus for union with Greece, was on March 9 deported by Britain and removed to an unknown destination along with three other priests of the island.
		The British action was the signal for anti-British demonstrations in Athens and other Greek cities and there were clashes with the police in the capital and Salonika.
		The deportation orders on Archbishop Makarios and three others were signed by the Governor, Sir John Harding, under the Emergency Regulations.
	www.hindu.com /2006/03/11/stories/2006031101670901.htm (211 words)

	Allatae Sunt – Pope Benedict XIV – The Papal Library
		They accomplished very little though, even though St. Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, was fully engaged in working for unity between them and the Roman Church and in revealing to them the errors of their ways by the light of his teaching.
		Euthymius, Archbishop of Tyre and Sidon, and Cyril, Greek Patriarch of Antioch, several times during the pontificates of Clement XI, Benedict XIII, and Clement XII inquired whether they should allow this practice to continue which forbade the offering of a second Mass at the same altar on the same day.
		Peter the Maronite Patriarch permitted the archbishops and bishops subject to him to eat meat as the laity did although the ancient practice had them abstain from meat.
	www.saint-mike.org /Library/Papal_Library/BenedictXIV/Encyclicals/Allatae_Sunt.html (13504 words)

	(party) per bend sinister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Manifesta 6 and the International Foundation Manifesta are pleased to announce a Press Conference in Nicosia, on Friday, January 20th, 2006 from 11.00am–12.00am at the Pankyprion Gymnasium, Archbishop Kyprianos Square, Nicosia.
		The Municipality of Nicosia has assigned the responsibility of Manifesta 6 to the non-profit organisation Nicosia for Art Ltd, under exclusive authority of the Nicosia Municipality.
		Manifesta 6 is organised by Nicosia for Art Ltd., member of the Nicosia Municipality, and the International Foundation Manifesta.
	www.manifesta6.org.cy /main.html?id=24 (732 words)

	NEWS AND EVENTS
		Archbishop Demetrios is also scheduled to meet with the President of the Parliament Mr.
		Archbishop Demetrios of America will also meet with the US Ambassador to Cyprus Ronald Schlicher and in a separate meeting with the Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus Demetrios Rallis.
		Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe.
	www.goarch.org /en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=1513 (326 words)

	Pope Benedict XIV - Allatae Sunt - On the Observance of Oriental Rites - 26 July 1755
		They accomplished very little though, even though Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, was fully engaged in working for unity between them and the Roman Church and in revealing to them the errors of their ways by the light of his teaching.
		He ordered the Archbishop not to forbid this practice, since it was an ancient rite which the Apostolic See had examined and allowed to Greek priests even in Rome.
		Suarez, Bishop of Vasionum and Vicar of this Basilica, and John Chrysostom Battellus, Archbishop of Amaseno, who were recently appointed Beneficiates of this Basilica, have each published a thoughtful treatise elucidating this ceremony.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/pope0247a.htm (12788 words)

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