The national liberation struggle of Cyprus against the British colonial administration, known as the EOKA struggle, started on the 1st of April 1955 and ended with the Zurich — London agreements in February of 1959.
The Struggle of EOKA is the culmination of long-standing struggles on behalf of the People of Cyprus in order to conquer their freedom. Omodos was always present in all of the struggles for the freedom of Cyprus. Its contribution dates back to the first quarter of the previous century.
With Church Steward Dositheos, from the Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross in Omodos, as the head figure, the inhabitants actively participated in the Greek revolution. Omodos’s inhabitants also actively participated in the two World Wars, as well as in the national liberation struggle of EOKA 1955 — 1959.
The contribution of Omodos was great and the price that was paid was heavy. Arrests, imprisonment, the blowing up of a hide-out, and other catastrophes.
After the end of the struggle, on the 28th of October 1960, a group of inhabitants had the concept for the creation of a National Struggle Museum in Omodos, so as to present to the younger ones the contribution of Omodos to the national struggles. A hall of the Monastery was used for the housing of the Museum.
The Committee consisted of: Giorgos Papadopoulos, Ioannis Sokratous, Polykarpos Perdikis, Christakis Antoniou, Georgios Tzivitanidis, Fofo Nikolaidou, and Andreas Stylianidis.
After an initiative on their behalf, material was gathered from all the families -throughout Cyprus -of the fighters that fell in combat, that is, personal items, uniforms, documents, photographs of the EOKA heroes, etc.
And so the first National Struggle in Cyprus was created.
In July 199 the Museums was re-formed and re-housed in another hall of the Monastery, the expenses paid by the Historical Memory Council for the EOKA Struggle 1955 — 1959 and the -at that time -Church Committee of the Holy Cross Church in Omodos (Church Steward Constantinos, Panikos Socratous, Georgios Panagiotou, Herodotos Eftymiou, and Ioannis Avraamidis).
Such material belonged to the following fighters that fell in combat:
1. Afxentiou Grigoris | Lysi |
2. Anastasi Dimitrakis | Lysi |
3. Kaili Michail | Lysi |
4. Siakka Kallis | Lysi |
5. Panagidis Christofis | Lysi |
6. Souroullas Anastas | Lysi |
7. Georgiou Georgios | Lysi |
8. Drakos Markos | Nicosia |
9. Pallikaridis Evagoras | Tsada |
10. Lenas Stylianos | Chandria |
11. Pittas Fytis | Frenaros |
12. Papageorgiou Loukia | Avgorou |
13. Karyos Andreas | Avgorou |
14. Michail Charilaos | Galini |
15. Zakos Andreas | Linou |
16. Mavrommatis Stelios | Lapithou in Larnaca |
17. Koutsoftas Michail | Paliometocho |
18. Hadjitheodosiou Theodosis | Stylloi in Ammochostos |
19. Stylianou Miltiadis | Tala |
20. Michail georgios | Kissonerga |
21. Toumazou Panagiotis | Ammochostos |
22. Karaolis Michalakis | Palaichori |
23. Dimitriou Andreas | Agios Mamas |
24. Loizou Kostas | Marathovounos |
25. Kannaouris Christodoulos | Kyperounta |
26. Paridis Michalakis | Anafotia |
27. Herodotou Dimos | Dora |
28. Giagkou Nikolas | Zodia |
29. Tsiartas Christos | Polystypos |
30. Christodoulos Dimitrios | Deryneia |
31. Charalampos Aristeidis | Pedoulas |
32. Constantinou Alekos | Kakopetria |
33. Papachristoforou Evagoras | Kato Amiantos |
34. Panagiotu Andreas | Polystypos |
Editing of text: Panayiotis Socratous Secretary of ecclesiastical committee
District: Limassol
Postal Address: Monastery of the Holy Cross in Omodos Limassol 4760
Accreditation: Council of Historical Memory of the EOKA Struggle
Operation Period: All year
Hours: Winter Schedule November 1 – March 31 daily 09:30 to 16:00 Summer Schedule April 1 – October 31 Daily 09:30 to 19:00
Facilities: There is free parking and for people in wheelchairs, which has the Community Council of Omodos. The museum is accessible to people in wheelchairs. There are restrooms and for people in wheelchairs. There is a small shop where guests can buy various souvenirs such as books (Greek and Russian) for the museums of Omodos and about the history of the Church of Omodos. Internet access for guests in the village square for free. The transactions are cash only.
Telephone / Fax: 00357-25422678, 00357-99794899 / 00357-25422678
Website / Email: www.omodos.org / info@omodos.org and panaiszinonos@gmail.com
Fee: Admission is free.
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