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Agios Giorgos mosque (church)

Episkopi, Limassol District · Medieval; Ottoman

Agios Giorgos mosque (church): a mosque in Episkopi, Limassol District. 4 dated records of work on it, 2002 to 2007, with sources.

What was done when

4 records
  1. 2002

    Mosque, formerly church of Agios Giorgos; conservation.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 679

  2. 2003

    Former church of Agios Georgios, now a mosque; restored.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004), pp. 1635-1708, p. 1706

  3. 2006

    Conservation and restoration of the church, converted to a mosque after the Ottoman conquest, continued: new gypsum marble floor laid in the west part and interior work in the east part. Printed costs: Government contribution 12.093,92; Service for the Management of Turkish-Cypriot Properties 12.093,92.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 33-34

  4. 2007

    Restoration of the church, converted to a mosque in the Ottoman period and used until 1974, was completed, including the hamam on the south side and a new gypsum marble floor.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 31-32

Sources

  1. 1.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 679
  2. 2.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004), pp. 1635-1708, p. 1706
  3. 3.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 33-34
  4. 4.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 31-32

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