Timios Stavros Church
Church
Kato Zodeia Κάτω Ζώδεια
Kato Zodeia is a large Greek community in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 33 km West of Nicosia and 4 km South of Morfou, in western Mesaoria at an elevation of 90m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 2278 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 2.894.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Timios Stavros and the chapel of Agios Georgios tou Xalonou.
Schools: The 2 Greek Primary Schools had 570 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
Georgios Xalonon Chapel
Chapel
Zodeia Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Zodia A · Primary School — 288 students, 9 teachers
- Zodia V · Primary School — 282 students, 10 teachers
Missing & Killed
4 Missing2 Identified5 Killed
Missing (4)
Andreas Kaouras
Father's Name: Yiannis
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Andreas Masouras
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Georghios Akritas
Father's Name: Kyriacos
Age in 1974: Unknown
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 28/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kato Zodhia
Place Last Seen: Kato Zodeia
Sofia Akrita
Father's Name: Panayiotis
Age in 1974: 80 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 28/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kato Zodhia
Place Last Seen: Kato Zodeia
Identified (2)
Petros Hadjimichael
Father's Name: Yiannis
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 02/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 27/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerolakkos
Place Last Seen: Gerolakkos
Killed (5)
Achilleos Achilleas of Ioanni
Date of Birth: Ιούλιος 1954
Place of Origin: Zodia Kato
Status: Klirotos Anthypolochagos
Date of Death: 7.8.1974
Place of Death: Agridaki
Pantziaros Georgios of Christou
Date of Birth: 19.1.1948
Place of Origin: Zodia Kato
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Kazivera
Giannopoulos Ioannis of Charalampous
Date of Birth: 17.7.1950
Place of Origin: Zodia Kato
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Lefkosia
Kattasii Despoina of Gianni
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Zodia Kato
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 19.9.1974
Place of Death: Morfou
Chatzimichail Petros of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 20.8.1949
Place of Origin: Zodia
Status: Military
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Periochi Pentadaktylou
2 Missing0 Identified0 Killed
Missing (2)
Georghios Akritas
Father's Name: Kyriacos
Age in 1974: Unknown
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 28/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kato Zodhia
Place Last Seen: Kato Zodeia
Sofia Akrita
Father's Name: Panayiotis
Age in 1974: 80 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 28/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kato Zodhia
Place Last Seen: Kato Zodeia