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The Church of Ayios Ioannis Bibi (Greek-Orthodox Cathedral)

Nicosia · Medieval

The Church of Ayios Ioannis Bibi (Greek-Orthodox Cathedral): a cathedral in Nicosia. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 6 dated records of work on it, 1949 to 1996, with sources.

Nicosia District, about 35°10′ N, 33°21′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949

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

    “The Church of Ayios Ioannis Bibi (Greek-Orthodox Cathedral).”

    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, Nicosia, pp. 121–123 Online

  2. 24 November 1949

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 42

    “The Church of Ayios Ioannis Bibi (Greek-Orthodox Cathedral).”

    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, Nicosia item 42, pp. 527–529 Online

What was done when

6 records
  1. 1949

    The Department of Antiquities repaired the roof and walls, the cost shared with the Church Committee.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “Ayios Ioannis church, where the cost of repairing the roof and walls was shared with the Church Com”

    Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1949 (London: HMSO, 1950), p. 46

  2. 1991

    Cathedral; wooden iconostasis, balconies and roof repaired in 1991.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 831

  3. 1993

    Church of Agios Ioannis in Nicosia, restored or repaired.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1993», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 118 (1994), pp. 647-693, p. 693

  4. 1994

    Restoration and repairs.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1994», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 119 (1995), pp. 799-838, p. 838

  5. 1996

    Byzantine cathedral in the Nicosia eparchy under conservation and restoration; frescoes and iconostasis also treated.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 932

  6. 1996

    Byzantine cathedral; conservation works and frescoes/iconostasis conservation reported.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933

In the literature

3
  1. 1662

    Chapel built in 1662 next to the old Archbishopric, covered with frescoes.

    As printed

    “Cathedral of St. John next to it was built in 1662.”

    A. DIAMANTIS, "The Folk Art Museum", Cyprus Today vol. 2, no. 2 (March–April 1964), pp. 22–24, p. 22.

  2. Undated

    Archbishopric church of St. John in Nicosia, painted in the middle of the 18th century.

    As printed

    “the Archbishopric church of St. John in Nicosia, which was painted in the middle of the 18th century”

    Anon., "The Church of Cyprus and the Byzantine Civilisation", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 1 (January–March 1967), pp. 18–19, p. 19.

  3. Undated

    Cathedral with picturesque frescos, next to the Archbishopric.

    As printed

    “Next to it, stands St John’s Cathedral with picturesque frescos.”

    Anon., "Nicosia: From the ancient Kingdom of Ledra to the last divided capital in the world", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 1 (January–March 2010), pp. 4–23, p. 23.

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, Nicosia item 42, 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, Nicosia, pp. 121–123 Online
  3. 3.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 831
  4. 4.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1993», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 118 (1994), pp. 647-693, p. 693
  5. 5.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1994», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 119 (1995), pp. 799-838, p. 838
  6. 6.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 932
  7. 7.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933
  8. 8.William Hepworth Dixon, British Cyprus (1879), p. 144 (scan 165)
  9. 9.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1949 (London: HMSO, 1950), p. 46
  10. 10.A. DIAMANTIS, "The Folk Art Museum", Cyprus Today vol. 2, no. 2 (March–April 1964), pp. 22–24, p. 22.
  11. 11.Anon., "The Church of Cyprus and the Byzantine Civilisation", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 1 (January–March 1967), pp. 18–19, p. 19.
  12. 12.Anon., "Nicosia: From the ancient Kingdom of Ledra to the last divided capital in the world", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 1 (January–March 2010), pp. 4–23, p. 23.

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