"LEDRA PALACE" ARMENIAN CEMETERY SET FOR COMPLETION IN APRIL 2009
Gibrahayer e-magazine
9 February, 2009
Nicosia
In an announcement by the Secretariat of the Armenian Church of
Cyprus, the completion of the restoration of the Armenian cemetery
at "Ledra Palace" was announced. The press release of the Armenian
Church reads: "It is with great pleasure that we wish to inform our
community that the old Armenian Cemetery is to be completely restored
at a cost of about â~B¬300.000. The Government of the Republic of
Cyprus has generously undertaken to provide us with â~B¬153.000 for
this project and the target date for the completion of the works is
April – May 2009.
Work on the renovation of the chapel, the restoration of the outer
walls, the preservation of existing tombstones is already in progress
and provision is also being made for the cemetery to be supplied with
electricity and water. A monument will also be erected on the site
in memory of those buried there.
It is also planned to celebrate holy mass followed by a memorial
service in the chapel of the cemetery on the Sunday after Easter
every year.
To meet its financial obligations for the completion of this project,
the Armenian Church of Cyprus would welcome contributions from members
of our community and in particular those that have relatives buried
there.
We extend in advance our grateful thanks to all those who respond to
our call."
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