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The ruined Church of Panayia

Kophinou, Larnaca District

The ruined Church of Panayia: a church in Kophinou, Larnaca District. Protected by Order in Council in 1940. 2 dated records of work on it, 1950 to 1999, with sources.

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Larnaca District, about 34°50′ N, 33°24′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 20 December 1939

    Proposed for declaration, No. 413, Second Schedule, Larnaca

    “The ruined Church of Panayia.”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2802 of 20 December 1939, No. 413, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 20 December 1939), Second Schedule, Larnaca, pp. 725–727 Online

  2. 18 March 1940

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Larnaca item 10

    “The ruined Church of Panayia.”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2821 of 21 March 1940, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1937 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 March 1940), Second Schedule, Larnaca item 10, pp. 238–240 Online

What was done when

2 records
  1. 1950

    The Department of Antiquities carried out works for the See of Kition.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the church of Panayia, Kophinou (Kition See)”

    Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53

  2. 1999

    Church; wall paintings restored 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. 698

Sources

  1. 1.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2802 of 20 December 1939, No. 413, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 20 December 1939), Second Schedule, Larnaca, pp. 725–727 Online
  2. 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2821 of 21 March 1940, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1937 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 March 1940), Second Schedule, Larnaca item 10, pp. 238–240 Online
  3. 3.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1999», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 124 (2000), pp. 665-699, p. 698
  4. 4.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53

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