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The Church of Ayia Aikaterini

Kritou Terra, Paphos District · Medieval

The Church of Ayia Aikaterini: a church in Kritou Terra, Paphos District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 4 dated records of work on it, 1956 to 2002, with sources.

Paphos District, about 34°57′ N, 32°25′ E

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The pin marks the village of Kritou Terra, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949

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

    “The Church of Ayia Aikaterini.”

    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, Paphos, pp. 121–123 Online

  2. 24 November 1949

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Paphos item 20

    “The Church of Ayia Aikaterini.”

    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, Paphos item 20, pp. 527–529 Online

What was done when

4 records
  1. 1956

    The church, by then ownerless, had lost its dome and much else in the 1953 earthquake; its restoration was completed, the whole cost met by Government.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “In the case of the now ownerless church of Ayia Aikaterina near Kritou Terra”

    Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1956 (London: HMSO, 1957), p. 89

  2. 1992

    Church restored or repaired in 1992.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, p. 755

  3. 2000

    Church; conservation in 2000.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775

  4. 2002

    Church; fresco 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. 681

Sources

  1. 1.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, Paphos, pp. 121–123 Online
  2. 2.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, Paphos item 20, pp. 527–529 Online
  3. 3.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, p. 755
  4. 4.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775
  5. 5.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 681
  6. 6.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1956 (London: HMSO, 1957), p. 89

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