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The Church of Ayios Georghios

Monagri, Limassol District

The Church of Ayios Georghios: a church in Monagri, Limassol District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 2 dated records of work on it, 1969 to 2006, 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 Church of Ayios Georghios.”

    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 Church of Ayios Georghios.”

    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. 1969

    At the request of the Department of Antiquities some urgent repairs were made to the paintings of the vault.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “A la demande du Service des Antiquités, quelques réparations urgentes ont été faites aux peintures de la voûte de l'église Saint-Georges de ce village”

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

  2. 2006

    A wooden shelter was installed on the south side of the church to protect worshippers, replacing an unsuitable earlier one. Printed costs: Government contribution 2.497,24; Holy Bishopric of Lemesos 2.497,25.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 35

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, Limassol, 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, Limassol, pp. 527–529 Online
  3. 3.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1969», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 94 (1970), pp. 191-300, p. 297
  4. 4.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 35

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