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Avgorou, église Agia Marina

Avgorou, Famagusta District

Avgorou, église Agia Marina: a church in Avgorou, Famagusta District. 3 dated records of work on it, 1999 to 2007, with sources.

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Famagusta District, about 35°02′ N, 33°51′ E

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The pin marks the village of Avgorou, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

What was done when

3 records
  1. 1999

    Church; wall paintings restored in 1999.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1999», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 124 (2000), pp. 665-699, p. 698

  2. 2006

    Large-scale conservation and restoration of this small vaulted church with 12th-century wall-paintings began: worn exterior stones removed and masonry restored; wall-paintings treated separately. Printed costs: Government contribution 9.189,67; Church of Agioi Petros and Pavlos 9.189,67. Wall-paintings: Government contribution 6.498,36; Church of Agioi Petros and Pavlos 6.498,37.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 31-32

  3. 2007

    Restoration begun the year before reached the last phase on the 12th-century wall-paintings of this small vaulted cemetery church, largely covered by gypsum plaster. Printed costs: Government contribution 3.478,22; Church Committee 3.478,22.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 35

Sources

  1. 1.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1999», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 124 (2000), pp. 665-699, p. 698
  2. 2.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 31-32
  3. 3.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 35

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