Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0339

St Chrysostomos Monastery

St Chrysostomos Monastery seen from a rocky hillside, with a seated man in the foreground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0339. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view looks down from a rocky slope onto the monastery complex, with white walls, tiled roofs and rounded roofs of the buildings, and an arcaded range at the left. A man in dark clothing sits on a rock at the left edge, seen from behind. Trees surround the buildings, and a wide valley with fields and rolling hills stretches into the distance.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • St Chrysostomos Monastery seen from a rocky hillside, with a seated man in the foreground looking over the valley
Description, scan 2
A man in dark clothing sits on a rock at the left foreground, seen from behind, looking down over the scene. Below him lies a monastery complex with white walls, tiled roofs, an arcaded range on the left and a building with rounded roofs in the centre, set among trees. A tall cypress stands to the right, and a wide valley with fields, scattered trees and low hills stretches toward the horizon.

English, as on the record

ST CHRYSOSTOMOS MONASTERY "On these mountains were built many religious houses as places of refuge and with their diligence the monks adorned the greater part of the chain with fair gardens, containing trees and plants of every kind." Constantius, Archbishop of Sinai-1766 (A pleasant and Brief Cypriad)

English, as on the record

ST CHRYSOSTOMOS MONASTERY "On these mountains were built many religious houses as places of refuge and with their diligence the monks adorned the greater part of the chain with fair gardens, containing trees and plants of every kind." Constantius, Archbishop of Sinai-1766 (A pleasant and Brief Cypriad)