Panagia Asproforousa Church
Church
Belapais Μπέλαπαϊς
Belapais is a Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 4 km Southeast of Keryneia.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 719 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Panagia Asproforousa and the chapels of Agia Marina, Agios Georgios, Agios Fotios, Agios Mamas (ruins), Agios Georgios (ruins), Agios Mamas, Agios Georgios.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 53 students during the 1973-74 school year.
Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, this community was taken over by the Turkish army and as a result the whole of its Greek population was ethnically cleansed. Since then, the Turkish occupation forces and the illegal occupation authority prevent their return.
Churches, Chapels & Cemeteries
Agios Georgios Church
Church
Agia Marina Chapel
Chapel
Agios Fotios Cemetery Chapel
Chapel
Bellapais Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Belapais · Primary School — 53 students, 2 teachers
Missing & Killed
2 Missing1 Identified2 Killed
Missing (2)
Georghios Trigki
Father's Name: Eftychios
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Synchari
Place Last Seen: Sichari
Savvas Trigki
Father's Name: Theodoros
Age in 1974: 27 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Synchari
Place Last Seen: Sichari
Identified (1)
Costas Psaras
Father's Name: Andreas
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Dhikomo
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Killed (2)
Dimitri Psoma Georgios
Date of Birth: 1895
Place of Origin: Pella Paϊs
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 24.4.1975
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
Kkolis Kostas
Date of Birth: 1919
Place of Origin: Pella Paϊs
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.2.1975
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
13 Missing28 Identified5 Killed
Missing (13)
Christakis Damaskinos
Father's Name: Ioannis
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Sychari Ashientroussa
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Demos Demosthenous
Father's Name: Christoforos
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Panayiotis Zographou
Father's Name: Nicolas
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Costas Ioannou
Father's Name: Omorphos
Age in 1974: 29 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Christakis Ioannou
Father's Name: Alexandros
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Alonagra
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Stavros Kalli
Father's Name: Savvas
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Alonagra
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Demetrios Kontonicolas
Father's Name: Michael
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Elias Papapavlou
Father's Name: Panayis
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Panayiotis Pourgourides
Father's Name: Stavros
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Pavlides Garage Prisons Turkish Sector Nicosia
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Michalakis Proestos
Father's Name: Homeros
Age in 1974: 31 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Costas Charalambous
Father's Name: Panayiotis
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Antonakis Hadjiconstanti
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Christoforos Christoforou
Father's Name: Pavlos
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Identified (28)
Ioannis Aristodemou
Father's Name: Aristodemos
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 25/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Yiannis Georghiou
Father's Name: Odysseas
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Sychari
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Loucas Yianni
Father's Name: Christofis
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Dhikomo
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Michael Gregoriou
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 25/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Panicos Danezi
Father's Name: Sotirios
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Soterios Drousiotis
Father's Name: Kyriacos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Linos Erotokritou
Father's Name: Panayiotis
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Sychari
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Ioannis Ioannou
Father's Name: Christodoulos
Age in 1974: 29 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Kyriacos Kamilari
Father's Name: Ioannis
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Alonagra
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Georghios Moustakas
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Between Bellapais and Dhikomo
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Pantelis Nicolaou
Father's Name: Nicolas
Age in 1974: 29 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Anastasios Perdios
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Costas Petrou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Costakis Savva
Father's Name: Panayiotis
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Savvas Savvides
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Demetrios Serghiou
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Georghios Strongylos
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Chrysanthos Stylianou
Father's Name: Theoris
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Dhikomo
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Andreas Charalambous
Father's Name: Georgios
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 25/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Michalakis Charalambides
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Stavros Hadjinicolaou
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Christodoulos Christodoulou
Father's Name: Vasilios
Age in 1974: 28 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Nicos Papayianni
Father's Name: Yiannacos
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Ampelia Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Iacovos Hadjipaschalis
Father's Name: Michalakis
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Evgenios Theocharides
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 27 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Pavlides Garage Prisons Turkish Sector Nicosia
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Costas Psaras
Father's Name: Andreas
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais-Dhikomo
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Michalakis Georghiou
Father's Name: Nicos
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Nicos Psaras
Father's Name: Michalis
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Bellapais
Place Last Seen: Belapais
Killed (5)
Danezi Panikos of Sotiriou
Date of Birth: 23.10.1951
Place of Origin: Lefkosia
Status: Military
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
Dimitri Psoma Georgios
Date of Birth: 1895
Place of Origin: Pella Paϊs
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 24.4.1975
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
Theocharidis Evgenios of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 1.3.1947
Place of Origin: Lefkosia
Status: Military
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
Kkolis Kostas
Date of Birth: 1919
Place of Origin: Pella Paϊs
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.2.1975
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs
Ch"Giakoumi Andreas of Spyrou
Date of Birth: 4.8.1954
Place of Origin: Syrkania Kythreas
Status: Military
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Pella Paϊs