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  Panagia Phaneromeni Church and Mausoleum, Nicosia
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This church was witness to two acts of resistance against the Ottoman occupation, one real and one legendary. Firstly, after the Ottomans first occupied Cyprus in the 16th century, they tried to convert it into a mosque, but failed. Legend has it that every imam that tried to take up office was killed, so they gave up. Secondly, in 1821 an uprising was planned but uncovered, and the Archbishop and his staff were executed for their part in it. Their remains are buried in the mausoleum outside.

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