Church · Ancient Monument
Archangelos (Theotokos)
Galata, Nicosia District · Medieval
Archangelos (Theotokos): a church in Galata, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 2 dated records of work on it, 1950 to 2005, with sources.
Nicosia District, about 34°59′ N, 32°53′ E
- Other recorded site
- Contours every 200 m
Protection
Antiquities Law- 28 February 1949
Proposed for declaration, No. 88, Second Schedule, Nicosia
“The Church of Theotokos, known as Arkhangelos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 88, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), Second Schedule, Nicosia, pp. 121–123 Online
- 24 November 1949
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 50
“The Church of Theotokos, known as Arkhangelos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 454, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2389 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 50, pp. 527–529 Online
What was done when
2 records- 1950
The church was repaired by the Kyrenia See under the supervision of the Department of Antiquities, which took measures to preserve its paintings.
Repair and conservation
As printed
“The Archangelos church near Galata was repaired by the Kyrenia See under supervision of the Department”
Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53
- 2005
Church of the Theotokos, known as Archangelos, at Galata, district of Nicosia; wall paintings restored.
Repair and conservation
Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918
In the literature
4- 1514
Nativity composition dated by an inscription to 1514.
As printed
“in a composition of the theme in the chapel of the Archangel near Galata, dated by an inscription to the year 1514”
A. Stylianou, "The Nativity in Local Byzantine Art", Cyprus Today vol. 1, no. 6 (November–December 1963), pp. 4–5, p. 5.
- 1514
Post-Byzantine chapel with a painting of Christ stepping out of the tomb, dated 1514.
As printed
“the chapel of the Archangel (Panagia Theotokos by inscription) near Galata, the paintings of which are dated to the year 1514”
A. and J. STYLIANOU, "The Anastasis (Resurrection) in the Painted Churches of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 2 (April–June 1967), pp. 5–7, p. 7.
- Undated
Not yet UNESCO-listed; presents outstanding Byzantine frescoes by painter Simeon Axenti; guide texts by Diomedes Myrianthefs and Maria Constantoudaki-Kitromilidou.
As printed
“Panayia Theotokos, which stands within walking distance from the former, though not yet included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites presents outstanding Byzantine frescoes by the hand of the painter Simeon Axenti.”
Anon., "Guides to Byzantine Monuments of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 44, no. 1 (January–March 2006), pp. 43–44, p. 44.
- Undated
Source of an icon of Jesus Christ (ca. 1350), tempera on wood.
As printed
“Icon of Jesus Christ (ca. 1350), tempera on wood, from the Church of Panagia, Galata”
Sophocles Hadjisavvas, "Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilization", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 2 (April–June 2010), pp. 22–31, p. 31.
Pictures
1Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation1 film2009
- Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4004: «ΜΕΤΑΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΓΑΛΑΤΑΣ», 10 April 2009, 00:42:36, 2009-04-10 Online
Sources
- 1.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ελεγχόμενες περιοχές από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων» (Controlled areas by the Department of Antiquities), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 3 Online
- 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 88, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), Second Schedule, Nicosia, pp. 121–123 Online
- 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 454, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2389 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 50, pp. 527–529 Online
- 4.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918
- 5.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4004: «ΜΕΤΑΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΓΑΛΑΤΑΣ», 10 April 2009, 00:42:36 Online
- 6.A. Stylianou, "The Nativity in Local Byzantine Art", Cyprus Today vol. 1, no. 6 (November–December 1963), pp. 4–5, p. 5.
- 7.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53
- 8.A. and J. STYLIANOU, "The Anastasis (Resurrection) in the Painted Churches of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 2 (April–June 1967), pp. 5–7, p. 7.
- 9.Anon., "Guides to Byzantine Monuments of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 44, no. 1 (January–March 2006), pp. 43–44, p. 44.
- 10.Sophocles Hadjisavvas, "Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilization", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 2 (April–June 2010), pp. 22–31, p. 31.
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