In Asgata,
Cyprus, is the church of the Apostles Peter and Paul – the Petrou Kai Pavlou
Church. The church was built in 1865 and is in the centre of the village.
The church is a sandstone single-aisled basilica. The gargoyles on the eaves include a ‘dinosaur’ head, a man stretching his mouth open, and a dog. The gargoyles hide the water spouts to drain water from the roof - gargoyles mean 'gullet' or 'throat.' Many medieval cathedrals have them.
It has a tall belfry with
three arches and bells.
In the yard is the monument and bust
of the village Hero, Georgios Ch. Katsari, who was killed in Pachyammos in
Tylliria on 8 August 1964.
MARTINA NICOLLS is an international
aid and development consultant, and the author of:- The Shortness of
Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet
(2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).
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