The Maronites of Cyprus

THE MARONITES OF CYPRUS 26 The Maronite community has the following monuments in Cyprus: • The marble statue of Saint Joseph holding the Christ in the courtyard of Saint George cathedral in Kormakitis (1948), a donation by Chorepiscopus John Foradaris. • The marble monument of fallen and missing Maronites in the courtyard of Saint Maron church in Anthoupolis (2002), a donation from the government of Cyprus. • The bronze busts of Chorepiscopus John Foradaris and Representative John Mavrides in the courtyard of the Archbishopric in Acropolis (2007), a donation from the government of Cyprus. • The brass bust of enclaved priest Antony Terzis in the cemetery in Kormakitis (2009), a donation by the Terzis family. • The marble statue of the Virgin Mary in the courtyard of the Virgin Mary chapel in Kormakitis (2009), a donation by Representative Antonis Haji Roussos. Monuments • The marble statue of Saint Sharbel in the courtyard of Saint Sharbel church in Limassol (2009), a donation by Representative Antonis Haji Roussos. • The marble statue of the Virgin Mary in the courtyard of Saint Maron church in Anthoupolis (2010), a donation by Representative Antonis Haji Roussos. • The carved stone sculpture (2012) in the village square in Kormakitis depicting a ship’s mast. The sculpture memorialises the arrival of the first inhabitants of Kormakitis from the village of Kour in Lebanon and was a donation from Lebanese Maronites and Marios Haji Roussos. The sculpture is made of stone from the Kour region and bears the inscription, in CMA, “Naxni jina u Kur majit”, meaning “We came but Kour did not”. The inscription is one of the versions regarding the origin of the name of the village. ● The stone monument at Kormakitis square symbolises the arrival of the village's first inhabitants from Kour village in Lebanon.