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After 4 decades, church reopens in Turkish-occupied Cyprus
August 21, 2015
Civil authorities have permitted the reopening of a Cypriot Orthodox church in Palekythro, Cyprus, 41 years after its closure following the Turkish invasion of northern Cyprus.
Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis thanked the local mufti for interceding on behalf of Palekythro’s Christians.
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