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The Church of Ayia Mavra

Rizokarpaso, Famagusta District · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974

The Church of Ayia Mavra: a church in Rizokarpaso, Famagusta District, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. Protected by Order in Council in 1940. 1 dated record of work on it, 1953, with sources.

Famagusta District, about 35°37′ N, 34°26′ E

  • Other recorded site
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The pin marks the village of Rizokarpaso, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 20 December 1939

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

    “The Church of Ayia Mavra.”

    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, Famagusta, pp. 725–727 Online

  2. 18 March 1940

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Famagusta item 47

    “The Church of Ayia Mavra.”

    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, Famagusta item 47, pp. 238–240 Online

What was done when

1 record
  1. 1953

    Photographed by Seferis in 1953 (photo caption 18).

    Study

    As printed

    “Rizokarpasso Ayia Mavra, 1953.”

    Anon., "Cyprus: Remembrance and Love through the Camera of George Seferis", Cyprus Today vol. 29, no. 1 (January–March 1991), pp. 35–36, p. 36.

Sources

  1. 1.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, Famagusta item 47, pp. 238–240 Online
  2. 2.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, Famagusta, pp. 725–727 Online
  3. 3.Anon., "Cyprus: Remembrance and Love through the Camera of George Seferis", Cyprus Today vol. 29, no. 1 (January–March 1991), pp. 35–36, p. 36.

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