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Church of St. Michael (Tripiotis), Nicosia
Nicosia
Church of St. Michael (Tripiotis), Nicosia: a church in Nicosia. Protected by Order in Council in 1936. 1 dated record of work on it, 1997, with sources.
Nicosia District, about 35°10′ N, 33°21′ E
- Other recorded site
- Contours every 100 m
Protection
Antiquities Law- 14 February 1936
Proposed for declaration, No. 161
“The Church of St. Michael, Tripiotis Quarter”
The Cyprus Gazette of 14 February 1936 (Notice No. 161), PDF p. 59 Online
- 1 April 1936
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 316
“The Church of St. Michael, Tripiotis Quarter”
The Cyprus Gazette No. 2507 of 3 April 1936 (Notice No. 316), p. 223, PDF p. 177 Online
- 3 April 1936
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 1686
“Church of St. Michael (Tripiotis), Nicosia”
The Cyprus Blue Book 1936 1936 (Notice No. 1686), p. 120, PDF p. 130 Online
What was done when
1 record- 1997
Church 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. 702
In the literature
1- late 17th century
A late 17th-century church in the old city of Nicosia whose doors carry striking medieval lintels and corbels, with coats of arms, reused from earlier buildings.
As printed
“this is the Church of Archangel Michael Tripiotis in the old city in Nicosia.”
Michael Given, «Over the landscape, in the landscape? Knowledge and agency in Cypriot archaeology, 1870–1910», in Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve and Lindy Crewe (eds), Empire and Excavation: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology in British-Period Cyprus, 1878–1960 (Leiden: Sidestone Press, 2025), pp. 35-48, p. 45
Also: Michael Given and Stephen Lillie, «Surveillance, Survey and Local Knowledge: Landscape Relations in Late 19th Century Cypriot Archaeology», recorded keynote lecture, Empire and Excavation: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology in British-Period Cyprus, 1878-1960, CAARI Cyprus, published on YouTube 2020-11-17, at 0:39:46 Online
Sources
- 1.The Cyprus Blue Book 1936 1936 (Notice No. 1686), p. 120, PDF p. 130 Online
- 2.The Cyprus Gazette of 14 February 1936 (Notice No. 161), PDF p. 59 Online
- 3.The Cyprus Gazette No. 2507 of 3 April 1936 (Notice No. 316), p. 223, PDF p. 177 Online
- 4.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1997», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 122 (1998), pp. 663-703, p. 702
- 5.Michael Given, «Over the landscape, in the landscape? Knowledge and agency in Cypriot archaeology, 1870–1910», in Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve and Lindy Crewe (eds), Empire and Excavation: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology in British-Period Cyprus, 1878–1960 (Leiden: Sidestone Press, 2025), pp. 35-48, p. 45
- 6.Michael Given and Stephen Lillie, «Surveillance, Survey and Local Knowledge: Landscape Relations in Late 19th Century Cypriot Archaeology», recorded keynote lecture, Empire and Excavation: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology in British-Period Cyprus, 1878-1960, CAARI Cyprus, published on YouTube 2020-11-17, at 0:39:46 Online
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