Cyprus Alive

Search

HISTORY

Filtered by

488 results

A special Irish in Cyprus

ABOUT CYPRUS

A special Irish in Cyprus

In March 1838 an Irish physician came to Cyprus as a medical attendant to a nobleman travelling to improve his health. The Irish man wrote a book, about his tour in the East, refer…

A powerful man in Cyprus

ABOUT CYPRUS

A powerful man in Cyprus

The high ranking military officer of the British Army Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916), Irish descent, arrived on Cyprus in September 1878, when he was still an unknown office…

Famagusta

ABOUT CYPRUS

Famagusta

The city that we younger people we didn't met, but we love so much. From my childhood i remember my father and my grandfather to talk for hours for life in Famagusta. Their eyes fi…

A german archaeologist stays forever in Cyprus

ABOUT CYPRUS

A german archaeologist stays forever in Cyprus

On 20 February 1875, the German archaeologist Justus Sigismund, professor at the University of Strasbourg, was tragically killed in Limassol, as he was studying an ancient tomb, fi…

The Cypriot Saint, John the Merciful

ABOUT CYPRUS

The Cypriot Saint, John the Merciful

Saint John was born around 555 AD in the city of Amathous in Cyprus. Αfter the death of his wife and two children, John devotes his life to God. During the years 610-616 AD he beca…

Cyprus ... Women's Day March 8th

ABOUT CYPRUS

Cyprus ... Women's Day March 8th

Woman ... Grandmother, Mother, Sister, Wife, Daughter ... yes woman! Why are we celebrating woman's day? I am not a feminist and I do not even want to be accused of it. History has…