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THE LATINS OF CYPRUS 23 Terra Santa College has become a model high school of the University of Cyprus. Other Latin educational institutions used to operate in the past, leaving their mark in the history of education in Cyprus. Such were Saint Joseph’s Schools in Larnaka (1845-1990), Limassol (1877-1921) and Nicosia (1884- 1996), run by nuns of the Order of Saint Joseph of the Apparition; the Terra Santa Schools in Larnaka (1844- 1939 and 1950-1956) and Limassol (1860-1939 and 1951-1956), run by Franciscan monks, as well as the Terra Santa Schools in Kormakitis (1936-1981) and Famagusta (1952-1974), run by Franciscan nuns of the Order of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. During 1999-2011, the Latin parish of Pafos operated the “La Souris Verte” kindergarten. l Commemorative photograph of the graduates of the Terra Santa School for Girls in Limassol (1958). l Saint Mary’s School in Limassol. l Saint Mary’s School in Limassol.