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Monastery of Saint Herakleidios

Politiko, Nicosia District · Late Byzantine Period; Post-Byzantine

Monastery of Saint Herakleidios: a monastery in Politiko, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1940. 4 dated records of work on it, 1964 to 2003, with sources.

Agrokipia KottafoiAgrokipia PaleokaminaAyia Varvara-Asprokremnos

Nicosia District, about 35°02′ N, 33°15′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 20 December 1939

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

    “The Church and Monastery of Ayios Herakleidios.”

    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 33

    “The Church and Monastery of Ayios Herakleidios.”

    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 33, pp. 238–240 Online

What was done when

5 records
  1. 1964

    During restoration work by the Department of Antiquities at the monastery, a small excavation was made.

    Excavation

    As printed

    “A l'occasion des travaux de restauiation entrepris par le Service des Antiquités à Politiko, dans le monastère de Hagios Herakleidios, une petite fouille a été faite”

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1964», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 89 (1965), pp. 231-300, p. 297

  2. 2000

    Monastery; conservation and restoration in 2000.

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775

  3. 2002

    Monastery; fresco restoration.

    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

    North and west wings of the monastery 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. Undated

    Long abandoned, restored and now occupied by nuns; excavations found an Early Christian basilica and a mosaic floor dated to the fourth century A.D.

    Excavation

    As printed

    “the Monastery of St. Herakleidios at Politiko (Ancient Tamassos) was restored”

    A. PAPAGEORGHIOU, "Activities of the Department of Antiquities in the Field of the Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Monuments 1960-73", Cyprus Today vol. 11, no. 5-6 (September–December 1973), pp. 11–20, p. 13.

Pictures

4
Department of Antiquities of Cyprus4 photographs2010
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/28496: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, east view of the katholikon and the domed chapel (mausoleum) (69)», Photograph taken: 1-6-2010, 2010-06-01 Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25409: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, view of the north and west wing of the monastery» Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25410: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, nave, west side of north wall, wall paintings» Online
  • Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/28491: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, north view of katholikon» Online

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/28496: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, east view of the katholikon and the domed chapel (mausoleum) (69)», Photograph taken: 1-6-2010 Online
  2. 2.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25410: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, nave, west side of north wall, wall paintings» Online
  3. 3.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/28491: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, north view of katholikon» Online
  4. 4.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25409: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Politiko, Monastery of Saint Herakleidios, view of the north and west wing of the monastery» 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 33, pp. 238–240 Online
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 775
  8. 8.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 680
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1964», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 89 (1965), pp. 231-300, p. 297
  11. 11.A. PAPAGEORGHIOU, "Activities of the Department of Antiquities in the Field of the Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Monuments 1960-73", Cyprus Today vol. 11, no. 5-6 (September–December 1973), pp. 11–20, p. 13.

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