Where did the Roman Catholics of Cyprus go? Did they flee to other catholic regions/countries like Italy etc? Or did they convert to Orthodox Christianity/ Islam/ other Eastern Christianity?
Where did the Roman Catholics of Cyprus go? Did they flee to other catholic regions/countries like Italy etc? Or did they convert to Orthodox Christianity/ Islam/ other Eastern Christianity?
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They are a recognized small minority ethnicity in Cyprus called Latin Cypriots.
Greek Cypriots
Turkish Cypriots
Armenian Cypriots
Maronite Cypriots
Latin Cypriots
Its is known that ottomans offered them to convert or flee Cyprus. As they did not allow them to retain their properties as catholics most converted or left. (Mainly to islam)
The queen spider recalled them to the Vatican
What/where is OP’s pic?