Church · Ancient Monument
Church of Archangel Michael
Pedoulas, Nicosia District · Late Byzantine Period
Church of Archangel Michael: a church in Pedoulas, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1940. 2 dated records of work on it, 1988 to 2007, with sources.
Nicosia District, about 34°58′ N, 32°50′ E
- Other recorded site
- Contours every 200 m
Protection
Antiquities Law- 20 December 1939
Proposed for declaration, No. 413, Second Schedule, Nicosia
“The Church of Archangelos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2802 of 20 December 1939, No. 413, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 20 December 1939), Second Schedule, Nicosia, pp. 725–727 Online
- 18 March 1940
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 39
“The Church of Arkhangelos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2821 of 21 March 1940, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1937 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 March 1940), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 39, pp. 238–240 Online
What was done when
3 records- 1988
15th-century church whose west-wall paintings were cleaned and conserved.
Repair and conservation
Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1988», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 113 (1989), pp. 789-853, p. 853
- 2007
Restoration of the painted wooden iconostasis and of detached wall-paintings in this UNESCO-listed church.
Repair and conservation
Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 25-26
- Undated
One of the most conservative monuments of the local school; Betrayal fresco with few western features.
Repair and conservation
As printed
“In the church of Archangel Michael at Pedoulas, one of the”
Joanna Christoforaki, "Mediaeval Art of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 34, no. 3-4 (July–December 1996), pp. 17–25, p. 20.
In the literature
4- Undated
15th-century church completely covered with contemporary frescoes.
As printed
“The Church of the Archangel Michael (15th century) is completely covered with contemporary frescoes.”
Anon., "Summer Resorts", Cyprus Today vol. 1, no. 3 (May–June 1963), pp. 14–16, p. 15.
- Undated
Built and painted in 1474 in a style synthesising Byzantine and western art.
As printed
“Church of Archangelos Michael, Pedhoulas – built and painted in 1474”
Anon., "Cyprus World Heritage", Cyprus Today vol. 43, no. 2 (April –June 2005), pp. 42–47, p. 46.
- Undated
Troodos Byzantine church at Pedhoulas inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.
As printed
“Archangelos at Pedhoulas”
Anon., "Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List", Cyprus Today vol. 24, no. 3 (July–September 1986), pp. 2–6, p. 2.
- Undated
Troodos church at Pedoulas; north wall paintings dated 1474.
As printed
“The Archangel Michael, north wall. 1474. Church of Archangelos Michael”
Fryni Hadjichristophi, "World Heritage Sites in Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 41, no. 1 (January–April 2003), pp. 24–39, p. 37.
Pictures
4Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation3 films2007
- Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4199: «TWELVE BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF CYPRUS ON THE LIST OF UNESCO CULTURAL INHERITANCE ΔΕΚΑ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ UNESCO», 21 June 2007, 00:47:12, 2007-06-21 Online
- Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4196: «ΔΕΚΑ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ UNESCO TWELVE BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF CYPRUS ON THE LIST OF UNESCO CULTURAL INHERITANCE», 25 June 2007, 00:45:19, 2007-06-25 Online
- film
Department of Antiquities of Cyprus1 photograph
- Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative PA076788, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27899: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Pedoulas, Church of Archangel Michael, semicylindrical wall of the apse, wall painting, detail (PA076788)» Online
Sources
- 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative PA076788, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27899: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Pedoulas, Church of Archangel Michael, semicylindrical wall of the apse, wall painting, detail (PA076788)» Online
- 2.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ελεγχόμενες περιοχές από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων» (Controlled areas by the Department of Antiquities), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 9 Online
- 3.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Επισκέψιμα Αρχαία Μνημεία της Κύπρου» (Visitable Ancient Monuments of Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 13 Online
- 4.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2802 of 20 December 1939, No. 413, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 20 December 1939), Second Schedule, Nicosia, pp. 725–727 Online
- 5.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2821 of 21 March 1940, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1937 made under section 6 (1) (made 18 March 1940), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 39, pp. 238–240 Online
- 6.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1988», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 113 (1989), pp. 789-853, p. 853
- 7.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4196: «ΔΕΚΑ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ UNESCO TWELVE BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF CYPRUS ON THE LIST OF UNESCO CULTURAL INHERITANCE», 25 June 2007, 00:45:19 Online
- 8.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4199: «TWELVE BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF CYPRUS ON THE LIST OF UNESCO CULTURAL INHERITANCE ΔΕΚΑ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΕΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ UNESCO», 21 June 2007, 00:47:12 Online
- 9.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), programme in the BYZART project (Byzantine Art and Archaeology on Europeana; Università di Bologna), «Παγκόσμια Πολιτιστική Κληρονομιά - Δέκα Βυζαντινές Εκκλησίες της Κύπρου στον Κατάλογο της Παγκόσμιας Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς της UNESCO», , https://cmc.byzart.eu/items/show/6897/ Online
- 10.Anon., "Summer Resorts", Cyprus Today vol. 1, no. 3 (May–June 1963), pp. 14–16, p. 15.
- 11.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 25-26
- 12.Anon., "Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List", Cyprus Today vol. 24, no. 3 (July–September 1986), pp. 2–6, p. 2.
- 13.Joanna Christoforaki, "Mediaeval Art of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 34, no. 3-4 (July–December 1996), pp. 17–25, p. 20.
- 14.Fryni Hadjichristophi, "World Heritage Sites in Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 41, no. 1 (January–April 2003), pp. 24–39, p. 37.
- 15.Anon., "Cyprus World Heritage", Cyprus Today vol. 43, no. 2 (April –June 2005), pp. 42–47, p. 46.
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