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Ayia Fotu Underground Church
| Name | : Ayia Fotu Underground Church |
| Type | : Underground Church |
| Period | : Unknown |
| Present Usage | : Other |
| Condition | : Conflict, development pressures, and global climate change threaten this historic site. |
| Gps | : |
Turkish legend calls this site Ayia Fotu, a name associated with ‘light’. The name suggests a reference to the Church of St. Clare, as a convent of Franciscan nuns known as ‘Poor Clares’ existed in Famagusta in the 14th century.