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 The
Agios Ioannis Greek Orthodox church in Famagusta has been recently renovated and
opened as an icon museum.
The museum, contains more than
120 icons, including those of Christ and Saint John, painted in the 18th
century.
Agios Ioannis is the third icon
museum in Famagusta, alongside those at St
Barnabas, and Iskele.
The other icon museums in
North Cyprus are:
- Archangelos Michael Church
(nr. Kyrenia harbour),
- Bellapais Church Museum in
Kyrenia, and
- The Church of St. Mamas in
Güzelyurt.
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