{"id":934,"date":"2017-02-09T09:33:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T07:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zygi.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=934\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:24:19","slug":"religious-life","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/zygi.com\/en\/portfolio-item\/religious-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='togglecontainer av-av_toggle_container-58d3b55d78679e2c4a6f7b2e625e97f8  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-av_toggle-4702f4c50df610411f644b267da33e27'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  activeTitle av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The \u2018Apostolos Varnavas\u2019 church\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The \u2018Apostolos Varnavas\u2019 church\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The \u2018Apostolos Varnavas\u2019 church\">The \u2018Apostolos Varnavas\u2019 church<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  active_tc av-title-above' style='display:block;' ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Built after the 1974 Turkish Invasion -when refugee settlements were created in Zygi -and almost at the centre of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Its construction begun in 1985 and finished in 1986.\u00a0 The state expropriated the land and the main donor for the construction of the church was the dear departed Hadji-Varnavas Tochnites and thus it was dedicated to Apostle Varnavas.\u00a0 The church was completed through fundraisers and donations by the faithful.<\/p>\n<p>It celebrates every year on the 11<sup>th<\/sup> of June and organises a fair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"69e451ce7612c\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_829 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"829\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_3.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"church_apostolou_varnava_3\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"829\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_768097614a1264cce412fb758a9c73ce.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_3\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_3.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_3\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"church_apostolou_varnava_2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" rel=\"829\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_cfe942e50a27f73314d8c13baf381e60.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_2.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_1.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"church_apostolou_varnava_1\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"2\" rel=\"829\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_a255d36ec9b9ada93b1028de1974d3ed.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_1\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/church_apostolou_varnava_1.jpg\" alt=\"church_apostolou_varnava_1\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function($) {         \"use strict\";              $(document).ready(function($) {             if(typeof(gg_galleries_init) == \"function\") {                gg_galleries_init(\"69e451ce7612c\");             }        });    })(jQuery);<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-av_toggle-0708e798f50eb03ef73d13cbfeeb7f2f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The \u2018Agios Eracledios\u2019 country church\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The \u2018Agios Eracledios\u2019 country church\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The \u2018Agios Eracledios\u2019 country church\">The \u2018Agios Eracledios\u2019 country church<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>It is found in the south edges of the community, next to the road that leads to Maroni.<\/p>\n<p>Its date of construction has not been ascertained.\u00a0 One version reports that it was built around 1800 at an area in a neighbouring barrow and when it was ruined -for reasons unknown -it was built again in its present position by Tofalles Michaelas from Psematismenos.\u00a0 Another version mentions that it was built by immigrants from Asia Minor that had settled in the area.\u00a0 The graves found in the nearby cemetery reinforce this version.<\/p>\n<p>It was recently renovated.<\/p>\n<p>It celebrates on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> of September of each year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"69e451ce78349\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_830 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"830\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_iraklidiou.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"chapel_saint_iraklidiou\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"830\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_9aecfc19de960247dbe262a930054567.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_iraklidiou\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_iraklidiou.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_iraklidiou\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function($) {         \"use strict\"; 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the great majority of which were Turkish-Cypriots.<\/p>\n<p>It celebrates on the 29<sup>th<\/sup> of September each year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"69e451ce787fd\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_831 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"831\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_kyriakou_2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"831\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_44aeeeccf9a5c0127d7721158941d813.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_kyriakou_2.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_kyriakou_1.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_1\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" rel=\"831\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_01f31566f9b3c2459f8e2a18b944abe4.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_1\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zygi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chapel_saint_kyriakou_1.jpg\" alt=\"chapel_saint_kyriakou_1\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function($) {         \"use strict\"; 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