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Church of Panayia Khrysaliniotissa

Nicosia · Medieval

Church of Panayia Khrysaliniotissa: a church in Nicosia. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 2 dated records of work on it, 1997 to 2003, with sources.

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

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 31 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration, No. 1193

    “Church of Panayia Khrysaliniotissa”

    The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 19

    “Church of Panayia Khrysaliniotissa”

    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, Nicosia item 19, p. 141 Online

What was done when

2 records
  1. 1997

    Church whose wall paintings were conserved in 1997.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1997», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 122 (1998), pp. 663-703, p. 703

  2. 2003

    Church restored.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004), pp. 1635-1708, p. 1704

In the literature

1
  1. Undated

    Series of icons from the church, now in the Byzantine Museum of Nicosia, of outstanding artistic calibre comparable to Constantinopolitan art.

    As printed

    “A series of icons from the church of Chrysaliniotissa in Nicosia (now in the Byzantine Museum of the city)”

    Joanna Christoforaki, "Mediaeval Art of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 34, no. 3-4 (July–December 1996), pp. 17–25, p. 17.

Pictures

1
Costas and Rita Severis Foundation1 painting2002
  • Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00378, “Chrysaliniotissa church”, 2002 Online

Sources

  1. 1.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, Nicosia item 19, p. 141 Online
  2. 2.The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online
  3. 3.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00378, “Chrysaliniotissa church”, 2002 Online
  4. 4.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1997», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 122 (1998), pp. 663-703, p. 703
  5. 5.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2003 et 2004», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 128 (2004), pp. 1635-1708, p. 1704
  6. 6.Joanna Christoforaki, "Mediaeval Art of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 34, no. 3-4 (July–December 1996), pp. 17–25, p. 17.

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