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Ayia Napa Monastery

Ayia Napa, Famagusta District · Medieval

Ayia Napa Monastery: a monastery in Ayia Napa, Famagusta District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 4 dated records of work on it, 1996 to 2006, with sources.

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 18 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration

    “Church and Monastery of Ayia Napa”

    The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Famagusta item 36

    “Church and Monastery of Ayia Napa”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Famagusta item 36, p. 142 Online

What was done when

4 records
  1. 1996

    Monastery in Famagusta district; conservation works reported.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933

  2. 1999

    Monastery of Agia Napa; conservation works 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. 696

  3. 2000

    Church; conservation in 2000.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775

  4. 2006

    Large-scale conservation and restoration began on the exterior of the katholikon and of the north and east monastic wings, with heavily worn stones replaced. Printed costs: Government contribution 20.771,04; Holy Archbishopric of Cyprus 20.771,05.

    Repair and conservation

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

In the literature

1
  1. 16th century

    Its underground chapel, with a spring, holy water and a miraculous icon, became a popular pilgrimage destination, especially in the 16th century, and drew seamen by its nearness to the sea; in 1546 a visitor met an Augustinian monk serving the Latin pilgrims there.

    As printed

    “Recent archaeological excavations suggest that the monastery was founded in the 14th century.”

    Ourania Perdiki, «Maritime connectivity, pilgrimage and the Ambrosiana map of late medieval Cyprus», recorded lecture, 56th Public Lecture Series, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2021-12-07, at 0:30:17 Online

Pictures

12

In our archive · 8

Costas and Rita Severis Foundation2 paintings1985
  • painting, 1985-1988
  • painting, [s.d.]
Cyprus University of Technology2 photographs
  • Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Ayia Napa Municipality; Δήμος Αγίας Νάπας: «Monastery of Ayia Napa», via Europeana Online
  • Library of Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Sofoklis Aipavlitis; Σοφοκλής Αϊπαυλίτης: «Postcard, Ayia Napa Monastery, Ayia Napa, Cyprus», via Europeana Online

Sources

  1. 1.Library of Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Sofoklis Aipavlitis; Σοφοκλής Αϊπαυλίτης: «Postcard, Ayia Napa Monastery, Ayia Napa, Cyprus», via Europeana Online
  2. 2.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Ayia Napa Municipality; Δήμος Αγίας Νάπας: «Monastery of Ayia Napa», via Europeana Online
  3. 3.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Ayia Napa Municipality; Δήμος Αγίας Νάπας: «Monastery of Ayia Napa», via Europeana Online
  4. 4.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Ayia Napa Municipality; Δήμος Αγίας Νάπας: «Monastery of Ayia Napa», via Europeana Online
  5. 5.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Famagusta item 36, p. 142 Online
  6. 6.The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online
  7. 7.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_01136, “Ayia Napa Monastery”, ca. 1930, ; pht_01137, “Ayia Napa Monastery”, ca. 1930, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/ayia-napa-monastery-2/7737/; pht_01138, “Ayia Napa Monastery”, ca. 1930, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/ayia-napa-monastery-2/7738/; and 7 more records Online
  8. 8.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933
  9. 9.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1999», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 124 (2000), pp. 665-699, p. 696
  10. 10.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775
  11. 11.Ourania Perdiki, «Maritime connectivity, pilgrimage and the Ambrosiana map of late medieval Cyprus», recorded lecture, 56th Public Lecture Series, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2021-12-07, at 0:30:17 Online
  12. 12.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 31

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