Agios Theodoros Church









Η Εθνοκάθαρση των Ελληνικών Εδαφών της Κατεχόμενης Κύπρου
Lapithos is a large predominantly Greek mixed in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 13 km West of Keryneia.
Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 3.124 Greeks and 370 Turks. Its Greek population in 1973 was 3.196.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Agia Anastasia, Agios Theodoros, Apostolos Loukas, Agios Minas, Timios Prodromos, Agia Paraskevi and the chapels of Agia Evdokia, Panagia AIrkotissa, Panagia Kriniotissa, Agia Marina, Agia Varvara, Agia Marina, Agios Mamas, Agios Georgios Spiliotis, Agios Georgios Exorinos, Archangelos, Agios Andronikos, Agios Kornoutos.
Schools: The 2 Greek Primary Schools had 291 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.









































































































