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Ruined Church and Monastery of Stazousa

Pyrga, Larnaca District · Medieval

Ruined Church and Monastery of Stazousa: a monastery in Pyrga, Larnaca District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 6 dated records of work on it, 1951 to 2006, with sources.

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 31 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration, No. 1193

    “Ruined Church and Monastery of Stazousa”

    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, Larnaca

    “Ruined Church and Monastery of Stazousa”

    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, Larnaca, p. 141 Online

What was done when

6 records
  1. 1951

    The Department of Antiquities carried out repairs on behalf of the responsible authorities, aided by a Government grant.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the churches of Panayia at Moutoullas and Stazousa near Pyrga”

    Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1951 (London: HMSO, 1952), p. 57

  2. 1991

    Church, repair works 1991.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 831

  3. 1992

    Church restored or repaired 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

  4. 2002

    Church; conservation.

    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. 679

  5. 2005

    Church of the Panagia Stazousa at Pyrga, district of Larnaca; wall paintings restored (illustrated in fig. 51).

    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), pp. 918-919

  6. 2006

    Excavation began of the ruins of the Latin Cistercian monastery of Panagia Stazousa, about midway between Pyrga and Klavdia. Printed costs: Government contribution 2.619,38; Monastery of Stavrovouni 2.619,38.

    Excavation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 30-31

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, Larnaca, 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.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1991», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 116 (1992), pp. 793-831, p. 831
  4. 4.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1992», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 117 (1993), pp. 719-755, p. 755
  5. 5.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2002», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 127 (2003), pp. 649-682, p. 679
  6. 6.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), pp. 918-919
  7. 7.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), pp. 30-31
  8. 8.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1951 (London: HMSO, 1952), p. 57

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