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Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati

Platanistasa, Nicosia District · Late Byzantine Period

Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati: a church in Platanistasa, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1940. 5 dated records of work on it, 1992 to 2005, with sources.

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Nicosia District, about 34°59′ N, 33°04′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 20 December 1939

    Proposed for declaration, No. 413, Second Schedule, Nicosia

    “The Church of Stavros-tou-Ayiasmati.”

    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

  2. 18 March 1940

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 34

    “The Church of Stavros-tou-Ayiasmati.”

    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 34, pp. 238–240 Online

What was done when

5 records
  1. 1992

    Fresco cleaning and conservation continued in 1992.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, p. 755

  2. 1998

    Church; restoration in 1998.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1998», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 123 (1999), pp. 599-633, p. 631

  3. 2002

    Church; fresco restoration and restoration of its altar.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680

  4. 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

  5. 2005

    Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati at Platanistasa, district of Nicosia, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list; wall paintings restored.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918

In the literature

4
  1. Undated

    Built in 15th century and painted in 1495 by Philip Goul, a Hellenized Syrian Orthodox painter.

    As printed

    “Timios Stavros Ayiasmati, Platanistassa – built in the 15th century and painted in 1495 by Philip Goul”

    Anon., "Cyprus World Heritage", Cyprus Today vol. 43, no. 2 (April –June 2005), pp. 42–47, p. 47.

  2. Undated

    Built with money from priest Peter of Perati; frescoes most probably 1494 by Cypriot painter Philippos Goul.

    As printed

    “decorated with frescoes, most probably in 1494, by the Cypriot painter Philippos Goul.”

    Anon., "Stamps.", Cyprus Today vol. 25, no. 1 (January–March 1987), pp. 7–8, p. 8.

  3. Undated

    Troodos Byzantine church inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List.

    As printed

    “Stavros tou Ayiasmati near Platanistassa”

    Anon., "Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List", Cyprus Today vol. 24, no. 3 (July–September 1986), pp. 2–6, p. 2.

  4. Undated

    Troodos church at Platanistasa with late 15th-century iconography; Holy Cross story dated 1494.

    As printed

    “The story of the finding of the Holy Cross (above) and Saints (below), recess of the north wall. 1494 Timios Stavros Agiasmati”

    Fryni Hadjichristophi, "World Heritage Sites in Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 41, no. 1 (January–April 2003), pp. 24–39, p. 38.

Pictures

11

In our archive · 6

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation4 films2007–2012
  • 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
  • Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4000: «ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΟΥ ΤΟ ΕΠΙΚΛΗΝ ΓΟΥΛ», 2 September 2012, 00:46:05, 2012-09-02 Online
  • film
Department of Antiquities of Cyprus1 photograph
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative P3136706, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27898: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Platanistasa, Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati, semicylindrical wall of the apse (north side), wall paintings (P3136706)» Online

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative P3136706, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/27898: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Platanistasa, Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati, semicylindrical wall of the apse (north side), wall paintings (P3136706)» Online
  2. 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. 12 Online
  3. 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. 14 Online
  4. 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. 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 34, pp. 238–240 Online
  6. 6.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_TEB_0241, “Painting inside Timios Stavros tou Agiasmati Church”, 1950-1970, ; pht_TEB_0242, “Painting inside Timios Stavros tou Agiasmati Church”, 1950-1970, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/painting-inside-timios-stavros-tou-agiasmati-church-2/42403/; pht_TEB_0243, “Painting inside Timios Stavros tou Agiasmati Church”, 1950-1970, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/painting-inside-timios-stavros-tou-agiasmati-church-2/42404/; and 3 more records Online
  7. 7.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, p. 755
  8. 8.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1998», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 123 (1999), pp. 599-633, p. 631
  9. 9.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 918
  12. 12.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (ΡΙΚ), film and video archive, Digital Herodotus item 4000: «ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΟΥ ΤΟ ΕΠΙΚΛΗΝ ΓΟΥΛ», 2 September 2012, 00:46:05 Online
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.Anon., "Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List", Cyprus Today vol. 24, no. 3 (July–September 1986), pp. 2–6, p. 2.
  17. 17.Anon., "Stamps.", Cyprus Today vol. 25, no. 1 (January–March 1987), pp. 7–8, p. 8.
  18. 18.Fryni Hadjichristophi, "World Heritage Sites in Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 41, no. 1 (January–April 2003), pp. 24–39, p. 38.
  19. 19.Anon., "Cyprus World Heritage", Cyprus Today vol. 43, no. 2 (April –June 2005), pp. 42–47, p. 47.

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