The Maronites of Cyprus

THE MARONITES OF CYPRUS 31 27 September 1995 Nicosia Municipality renames Fabvier Street into Saint Maron street. 18 May 1996 President Glafcos Clerides lays the foundation stone for Saint Sharbel church in Limassol. 26 May 1996 Antonis Haji Roussos is elected Maronite Representative, securing 32,36 percent of the votes. 29 November 1998 Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Nicos Rolandis and Cooperative Banks Commissioner Erotokritos Chlorakiotis inaugurate the AMKKA (Ayia Marina, Kormakitis, Karpasha, Asomatos) Cooperative Savings Bank. 30 October 1999 President Glafcos Clerides lays the foundation stone for “Saint Anthony” Old People’s Home. 4 April 2001 President Glafcos Clerides inaugurates “Saint Anthony” Old People’s Home. 11 May 2001 President Glafcos Clerides lays the foundation stone for “Saint Maron” Elementary School. 27 May 2001 Antonis Haji Roussos is re-elected Maronite Representative, securing 43,38 percent of the votes. 23 December 2001 Archbishop Boutros Gemayel consecrates Saint Maron chapel at the Archbishopric. 29 September 2002 Minister of Defence Socrates Hasikos unveils the monument of fallen and missing Maronites in the courtyard of Saint Maron church in Anthoupolis. 17 March 2002 Archbishop Boutros Gemayel consecrates Saint Marina church in Kochatis. 23 January 2003 Archbishop Boutros Gemayel consecrates Saint Sharbel church in Limassol. 10 June 2003 Minister of Education and Culture Pefkios Georgiades inaugurates “Saint Maron” Elementary School. 13 November 2003 Archbishop Boutros Gemayel inaugurates Saint Sharbel church hall in Limassol. 21 May 2006 Antonis Haji Roussos is re-elected Maronite Representative, securing 43,78 percent of the votes. 13 July 2006 For the first time since the 1974 invasion, Maronites visit Prophet Elias Monastery near Ayia Marina Skyllouras. 21 April 2007 Minister of Education and Culture Akis Cleanthous unveils the busts of Chorepiscopus Foradaris and Representative Mavrides in the courtyard of the Archbishopric. 24 October 2007 Minister of Interior Christos Patsalides inaugurates the renovated “Kormakitis” clubhouse in Nicosia. 17 October 2008 CMA is recognised by the Republic of Cyprus as a minority language, based on the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of the Council of Europe. 17 December 2008 Archbishop Boutros Gemayel inaugurates the Saint Rebecca Nunnery and chapel in Acropolis. 9 February 2009 Archbishop Youssef Soueif and Representative Antonis Haji Roussos unveil the bust of Fr. Antony Terzis at Kormakitis cemetery.