Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom

1. 18 December 1936

   Proposed for declaration

   “Church and Monastery of Ayios Khrysostomos”

   The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online

2. 19 May 1937

   Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Kyrenia

   “Church and Monastery of Ayios Khrysostomos”

   Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Kyrenia, p. 143 Online

1. 1947

   Churches in Ayios Khrysostomos monastery were repaired for the Archbishopric and other authorities, whose contributions to the Antiquities Fund for the year's church repairs came to £852.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “were repaired for the Archbishopric and other authorities concerned”

   Colonial Office, Annual Report on Cyprus for the Year 1947 (London: HMSO, 1948), p. 46

2. 1958

   The Byzantine chapel was repaired for the ecclesiastical authorities with the aid of a Government grant.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “the Byzantine chapel of Ayios Chrysostomos Monastery”

   Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1958 (London: HMSO, 1959), p. 89

3. 1967

   The Dumbarton Oaks Institute restored frescoes and mosaics of Byzantine churches, at Asinou and Chrysostomos.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “Des travaux de restauration de fresques et de mosaïques d'églises byzantines (églises d'Asinou et de Chrysostome) ont été réalisés par le Dumbarton Oaks Institute”

   Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1967», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 92 (1968), pp. 261-358, p. 261

4. 1967

   Work for the Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies went on in the north church of the monastery: the cleaning of the frescoes begun in 1963 resumed in July 1967.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “d'autres travaux sont exécutés pour le Centre d'études byzantines de Dumbarton Oaks dans l'église nord du monastère de Saint Chrysostome qui se trouve près de Koutsovendis ; le nettoyage des fresques commencé en 1963 a été repris en juillet 1967”

   Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1967», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 92 (1968), pp. 261-358, p. 358

5. 1968

   Cleaning of the frescoes of the Byzantine churches of Lagoudhera and Chrysostomos continued.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “a poursuivi son travail de nettoyage des fresques d'églises byzantines (églises de Lagoudhera et Ghrysostomos)”

   Vassos Karageorghis, «Chroniques de fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1968», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 93 (1969), pp. 431-569, p. 433

6. 1968

   Work sponsored by the Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies and directed by E. Hawkins continued all year in the north chapel of the monastery, where fragmentary but high-quality frescoes of the early twelfth century were being uncovered.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “les travaux patronnés par le Centre d'Études Byzantines de Dumbarton Oaks, dirigés par Mr E. Hawkins, se sont poursuivis toute l'année dans la chapelle Nord du monastère où des fresques du début du xne siècle, fragmentaires certes, mais de haute qualité, sont en train d'être découvertes”

   Vassos Karageorghis, «Chroniques de fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1968», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 93 (1969), pp. 431-569, p. 566

7. 1969

   The work begun by Dumbarton Oaks in 1963 to uncover the fragmentary wall paintings of the north church was completed with the cleaning of the dome, where remains of preliminary sketches of painted figures were found on the masonry between some of the windows.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “Les travaux entrepris par Dumbarton Oaks en 1963 dans le Monastère d'Ayios Chrysostomos pour mettre au jour les fresques murales fragmentaires de l'église Nord se sont achevés cette année par le nettoyage du dôme où l'on a retrouvé les restes d'esquisses préliminaires de figures peintes sur la maçonnerie entre certaines des fenêtres”

   Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1969», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 94 (1970), pp. 191-300, p. 297

8. Undated

   12th century monastery in Kyrenia mountains; architectural restoration and wall painting conservation before 1974 invasion.

   Repair and conservation

   As printed

   “Architectural restoration and conservation of wall paintings were undertaken at the 12th century monasteries of Ayios Chrysostomos and Panayia Apsnithiotissa”

   Anon., "The Leventis Foundation", Cyprus Today vol. 35, no. 1-2 (January–June 1997), pp. 89–94, p. 90.

1. 2014

   Murals in the chapel of the Holy Trinity analysed in a lecture by Maria Parani on 14 February 2014.

   As printed

   “analysed the significance of the murals in the chapel of the Holy Trinity at the monastery of Saint John Chrysostomos at Koutsovendis”

   Anon., "Lecture series for the occupied communities", Cyprus Today vol. 52, no. 1 (January–March 2014), pp. 38–39, p. 38.

2. Undated

   16th century monastery; an icon of the Virgin and Child with St. John the Almsgiver, with donors, is shown.

   As printed

   “Monastery of St. John Chrysostomos Koutzovendi 16th century.”

   Anon., "Byzantine Churches of Kyrenia", Cyprus Today vol. 17, no. 6 (November–December 1979), pp. 19–21, p. 21.

3. Undated

   Byzantine monastery in Kyrenia area, founded late in the 12th century (caption gives 9.12.1090).

   As printed

   “The Monastery of St. John Chrysostomos, Koutzovendi. Founded late in the \\th century (9.12.1090)”

   G. Cariolou, "Andreas M. Kariolou", Cyprus Today vol. 17, no. 6 (November–December 1979), pp. 17–19, p. 19.

4. Undated

   Church and monastery north of Nicosia beneath Bufavento, built on the spot where the Queen was healed, per tradition.

   As printed

   “the church and monastery of Saint Chrysostomos, which is found north of Nicosia beneath the peak of Bufavento”

   Theophano D. Kypri, "Popular Traditions of Kerynia", Cyprus Today vol. 47, no. 1 (January–March 2009), pp. 30–39, p. 35.

5. Undated

   Decoration commissioned by Eumathios Philokales, seen as first of a series of twelfth-century Cypriot wallpaintings, possibly by a metropolitan painter.

   As printed

   “The decoration of the chapel of the Holy Trinity in the Chrysostomos monastery commissioned by Eumathios Philokales is seen as the first of a series which includes among others Trikomo and Asinou”

   Michael Angold (1984). The Byzantine Aristocracy IX to XIII Centuries. Vol. S221. Oxford, B.A.R.. p. 164.

6. Undated

   Late eleventh or early twelfth century inscription declares doux of Cyprus Eumathios Philokales built the church; Holy Trinity chapel decorated with wallpaintings commissioned by him, seen as first of

   As printed

   “A late eleventh, or early twelfth century inscription in the Church of St. Chrysostomos at Koutsovendi in Cyprus declares that the doux of Cyprus, Eumathios Philokales”

   Michael Angold (1984). The Byzantine Aristocracy IX to XIII Centuries. Oxford, B.A.R.. p. 124.

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