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Christina Foradari, the eldest person imprisoned in the village of Kormakitis, passed away on Sunday, January 01, 2024, at the age of 103. Her funeral was held this morning at the Synagogue Church of St. George in Kormakitis. Relatives, friends and fellow villagers bid farewell to Christina Foradari, who was born and lived in Kormakitis, but passed away far from her beloved village, at the Agios Antonios Foundation.
On behalf of the President of the Republic Mr. Ms Anna Aristotelous, Head of Humanitarian Affairs for Missing and Trapped Persons, was present, who in her eulogy expressed her emotion, respect and gratitude, saying goodbye to a woman who was a symbol for Kormakitis, an emblematic personality of the occupied Maronite village. As Mrs. Aristotelous said, during the last seven months of her life, Christina Foradari could not speak, but at the sound of the name of her village she burst into tears, showing everyone the deep feelings of love she had for her place, for the place where she was born, grew up and raised her own family. A place, Mrs. Aristotelous continued, that despite the difficulties she faced, she never gave up.
Referring to the life of Christina Foradaris, Mrs. Aristotelous pointed out that she was born in 1922 and lived a whole century in Kormakitis. "In the village she loved so much. In the village where she lived her childhood, where she grew up, where she later married and had her own family, where she worked in the fields to raise them," she continued.
She added that after the Turkish invasion, she remained in her place, she wanted to continue to live there despite the difficult conditions that she and her family faced, as well as all our stranded people, who all these years with their sacrifices, keep our Maronite villages alive. "She taught her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren what it means to love your roots, your place, every corner of your village, where you played as a child, where you dreamed, where you lived your whole life", said the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, noting that this is where Christina Foradari wanted to leave her last breath. In our Kormakitis.
She explained that this wish was not possible due to the absence of a shelter for elderly care in the occupied village, which forced her family to move her to the Free Territories and the St. Anthony's Institution, where she lived the last seven months of her life.
As Ms. Aristotelous said, it was at the St. Anthony Foundation that she had the honour of meeting this woman symbol, whose face reflected the history of Kormakitis.
"To this woman we give the promise that we will make every effort to create a Home for the Elderly in Kormakitis, so that our confined people can remain in their place. This is what they want. That is what Christina wanted," Ms. Aristotelous continued.
In conclusion, the Head of Humanitarian Affairs stressed that the President of the Republic Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, who had visited Christina Foradari, has been supporting our internally displaced people in practice, that enough has been done, but more will be done for the interned and resettled people who for 49 years have kept our Maronite villages alive.
Mrs. Aristotelous laid a wreath on behalf of the President of the Republic
(PM/NZ)
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