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Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galaterousa or Stazousa)

Karavas, Kyrenia District · Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period; Middle Byzantine Period · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974

Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galaterousa or Stazousa): a church in Karavas, Kyrenia District, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. Protected by Order in Council in 1949.

LapithosKyrenia

Kyrenia District, about 35°21′ N, 33°14′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949

    Proposed for declaration, No. 88, Second Schedule, Kyrenia

    “The Rock-cut Shrine of Panayia Galatarousa.”

    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, Kyrenia, pp. 121–123 Online

  2. 24 November 1949

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Kyrenia item 13

    “The rock-cut shrine of Panayia Galatarousa.”

    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, Kyrenia item 13, pp. 527–529 Online

Pictures

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Department of Antiquities of Cyprus4 photographs1968–1969
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative B24415, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27902: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), view of church (B24415)», Photograph taken 1968 Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15166, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27908: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), south wall, wall painting (J15166)», Photograph taken 1969 Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15168, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27915: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), central recess, east wall, wall painting (J15168)», Photograph taken 1969 Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15168-2, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27912: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), east wall, wall painting (J15168-2)», Photograph taken 1969 Online

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15168, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27915: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), central recess, east wall, wall painting (J15168)», Photograph taken 1969 Online
  2. 2.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15168-2, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27912: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), east wall, wall painting (J15168-2)», Photograph taken 1969 Online
  3. 3.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J15166, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27908: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), south wall, wall painting (J15166)», Photograph taken 1969 Online
  4. 4.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative B24415, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27902: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Karavas, Church of the Virgin Mary (Panagia Galatarousa or Stazousa), view of church (B24415)», Photograph taken 1968 Online
  5. 5.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Union of Occupied Municipalities; Επιτροπή Κατεχομένων Δήμων: «Frescoes of Panagia Galaterousa», via Europeana Online
  6. 6.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Union of Occupied Municipalities; Επιτροπή Κατεχομένων Δήμων: «Frescoes of Panagia Galaterousa», via Europeana Online
  7. 7.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, Kyrenia item 13, pp. 527–529 Online
  8. 8.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, Kyrenia, pp. 121–123 Online

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