St. Nicholas Cathedral
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The St. Nicholas Cathedral (Famagusta/Cyprus) was built between the 13th and 14th century AC. In August of 1571 Famagusta was conquered by the ottoman Turks and the cathedral converted into a mosque.
The mosque is named after Vizier Lala Mustafa Pasha, the conquerer of Cyprus.
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In the summer of 1570, the Turks struck again, but this time with a full-scale invasion rather than a raid. About 60,000 troops, including cavalry and artillery, under the command of Lala Mustafa Pasha landed unopposed near Limassol on July 2, 1570, and laid siege to Nicosia. In an orgy of victory on the day that the city fell--September 9, 1570--20,000 Nicosians were put to death, and every church, public building, and palace was looted. Word of the massacre spread, and a few days later Mustafa took Kyrenia without having to fire a shot. Famagusta, however, resisted and put up a heroic defense that lasted from September 1570 until August 1571. [1]
Lala Mustafa Pasha had General and Governor Marcantonio Bragadin tortured to death after capitulisation of Famagusta. His officers were killed also.
