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Church of Saint Anna

Kaliana, Nicosia District · Late Byzantine Period; Middle Byzantine Period

Church of Saint Anna: a church in Kaliana, Nicosia District. 3 dated records of work on it, 2002 to 2007, with sources.

Nicosia District, about 35°00′ N, 32°52′ E

  • Other recorded site
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The pin marks the village of Kaliana, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

What was done when

3 records
  1. 2002

    Church; iconostasis restoration.

    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. 680

  2. 2006

    Conservation began on the 12th- and 15th-century wall-paintings on the north wall of this two-aisled timber-roofed church. Printed costs: Government contribution 3.983,49; Holy Bishopric of Morfou and Church of Agioi Ioakeim and Anna 3.983,50.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 23

  3. 2007

    Conservation of wall-paintings of two periods (12th and 15th centuries) on the north wall of this timber-roofed church, where paint had come away. Printed costs: Government contribution 5.254,14; Church Committee 5.254,14.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 21-22

Pictures

4
Department of Antiquities of Cyprus4 photographs
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25405: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, south-west view of church» Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25406: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north-west view of church» Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25407: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north central recess, wall painting» Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25408: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north-west arched recess, wall painting» Online

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25407: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north central recess, wall painting» Online
  2. 2.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25408: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north-west arched recess, wall painting» Online
  3. 3.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25406: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, north-west view of church» Online
  4. 4.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25405: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Kaliana, Church of Saint Anna, south-west view of church» Online
  5. 5.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680
  6. 6.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 23
  7. 7.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 21-22

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