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The Monastery Church of Arkhangelos Michael

Monagri, Limassol District · Medieval

The Monastery Church of Arkhangelos Michael: a monastery in Monagri, Limassol District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 2 dated records of work on it, 1746 to 2005, with sources.

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Limassol District, about 34°48′ N, 32°55′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949

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

    “The Monastery Church of Arkhangelos Michael.”

    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, Limassol, pp. 121–123 Online

  2. 24 November 1949

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Limassol

    “The Monastery Church of Arkhangelos Michael.”

    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, Limassol, pp. 527–529 Online

What was done when

2 records
  1. 1746

    Thought to date from the 10th century; destroyed by fire in 1735, rebuilt 1746-1776 by Bishop Makarios I of Kition; restored as a Centre for Contemporary Art by Monagri Foundation with the Department

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “Thought to date originally from the 10th century, the monastery was destroyed by fire in 1735 and was rebuilt between 1746 and 1776 by Bishop Makarios I of Kition.”

    Anon., "The Monagri Foundation", Cyprus Today vol. 39, no. 3-4 (September–December 2001), pp. 54–57, p. 54.

  2. 2005

    Church of the monastery of the Archangel Michael at Monagri, founded by the metropolitan of Kition in 1740; restored.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918

Sources

  1. 1.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, Limassol, pp. 527–529 Online
  2. 2.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, Limassol, pp. 121–123 Online
  3. 3.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918
  4. 4.Anon., "The Monagri Foundation", Cyprus Today vol. 39, no. 3-4 (September–December 2001), pp. 54–57, p. 54.

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