When groups of citizens from Cyprus and abroad, working together in a spirit
of cooperation and trust for the rescue, protection, and promotion and when their motto is:
“Keepers of Each Other’s Culture”
They can do miracles like the restoration of The main church of Kontea village is
dedicated to Agios Charalambos
This was the only large church in the whole of the Famagusta region dedicated to Agios Charalambos
and it was therefore a very popular gathering point for the celebration of the SaintΒ?s feast day
every February 10th
The United Nations, through the United Nations Development Programme, at the beginning of 2006
called for proposals for the restoration and maintenance of endangered monuments all over Cyprus.
The programme aims in contributing towards co-operation and trust between the communities through working together on issues of common concern.
Historically the village of Kontea is related to the mansion which existed there from the time of
the Franks. During the French occupation the mansion was the residence of a high-ranking officer
called Viscount. The name Kontea is therefore foreign and it originates from that time;
Kontea village is situated in a favorable position on the southeastern side of the Mesaoria plain,
between the three main cities of Famagusta, Nicosia and Larnaca. It was originally a Frankish fief,
gradually growing into a village with the influx of people seeking work in the fertile land of what
later came to be known as the Frankish ciftlik.
