Nestorian Church (Famagusta)

Nestorian Church
Church of Saint George the Exiler
Front façade of the Nestorian Church in 2008
Map
LocationFamagusta
Countryde jure Cyprus
de facto Northern Cyprus
DenominationGreek Orthodox
Previous denominationChurch of the East
History
Former name(s)Mart Maryam
Founded1360
Founder(s)Lakhas brothers
Architecture
Functional statusUsed as a cultural center

The Nestorian Church (Turkish: Nasturi Kilisesi), officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler (Greek: Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Εξορινός; Turkish: Ay İkserino Kilisesi) is a church in the old town of Famagusta, Cyprus. Originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian branch of Eastern Christianity, it was converted to a Greek Orthodox Church in the British era after centuries of use as a stable for camels in the Ottoman era. It is one of the legendary "365 churches of Famagusta".[1]

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