Agios Georgios Makris Chapel
Built on a small hill as a miniature piece of late Byzantine architecture, the quaint stone-built chapel of Agios Georgios dates back to the 13th century when it was the church of the Medieval village of Agrinou (now within the Larnaca area).
The village and the church were destroyed by the Egyptian Mameluks, who invaded in 1426, and also captured the Lusignan King Janos. Fortunately, the church was soon repaired and the king was freed.
The church served as a monastery in the 18th-19th centuries, but the annexed structures were demolished in the 20th century, thus restoring the original setting of the church. A wall painting of the saint still survives on the north wall. I was not allowed to photograph inside this time but I will try again.
Agios Georgios Makris Chapel
Built on a small hill as a miniature piece of late Byzantine architecture, the quaint stone-built chapel of Agios Georgios dates back to the 13th century when it was the church of the Medieval village of Agrinou (now within the Larnaca area).
The village and the church were destroyed by the Egyptian Mameluks, who invaded in 1426, and also captured the Lusignan King Janos. Fortunately, the church was soon repaired and the king was freed.
The church served as a monastery in the 18th-19th centuries, but the annexed structures were demolished in the 20th century, thus restoring the original setting of the church. A wall painting of the saint still survives on the north wall. I was not allowed to photograph inside this time but I will try again.