History

31 Aug 1487

The Carmelite Nicole le Huen found himself in Nicosia on the last day of Aug

The Carmelite Nicole le Huen found himself in Nicosia on the last day of Aug:

Friday morning we reached Nychossia at sunrise. Thence we went to the great church called S. Meme or Mamar whose body is outside the city: it drips oil. This church is very beautiful, and nobly adorned in the French fashion, for the Lords of France caused it to be built. In this church is the tomb of Godeffray de Billon, all of jasper and of a single piece except the cover