St. Anne Church

The church of St. Anne was probably built in the early 14th Century and was part of a monastic complex.

It was erected in what was known as the Syrian quarter and was originally a Latin, Catholic church before it was passed onto the Maronites later in the century.

Located in the walled city of Famagusta, adjacent the Martinengo Bastion, St. Anne Church forms part of the so-called “Martinengo Cluster” – a mass of monuments within an area that are conserved to promote the economic growth and territorial development of those regions.

Indeed St. Anne was restored by experts from both the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities in 2018.

It consists of a single nave with two bays, with groin vaults separated by transverse ribs. The walls are supported by external buttresses, between which can be seen tall windows, a typically Gothic feature. It is believed the original facade supported a sturdy belfry.