Field photograph·C02539·1929–30

Papa Prokopios ringing the bell at Ayia Irini

Papa Prokopios holding the bell rope beside the bell tower of the church at Ayia Irini — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02539. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bearded man in a long dark robe and tall black hat stands at the foot of a whitewashed church with a domed roof and a tall square bell tower. He holds a rope that hangs down from the tower, and a small cross stands on the roof behind him. Olive branches overhang the right edge, while a low wall and bushes lie to the left on bare, sandy ground.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A whitewashed chapel with a domed roof and a tall square bell tower with an arched opening, and a small cross on the roof at left. Papa Prokopios stands at the base of the tower in a long black robe and black cylindrical hat, holding a rope. A small wooden door is at left, an olive tree overhangs the right side, and a low stone wall lies beyond the chapel.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Papa Prokopios ringing the bell. Ayia Irini.

Swedish, as on the record

Papa Prokopios klämtar i klockan. Ajia Irini. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").