Church · Ancient Monument
Church of Ay. Georghios
Sotira, Famagusta District
Church of Ay. Georghios: a church in Sotira, Famagusta District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 1 dated record of work on it, 1958, with sources.
Protection
Antiquities Law- 18 December 1936
Proposed for declaration
“Church of Ayios Georghios”
The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online
- 19 May 1937
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Famagusta item 44
“Church of Ay. Georghios”
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, Famagusta item 44, p. 142 Online
What was done when
1 record- 1958
The church was repaired for the ecclesiastical authorities with the aid of a Government grant.
Repair and conservation
As printed
“Panayia Chardakiotissa and St. George ( Sotera)”
Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1958 (London: HMSO, 1959), p. 89
Sources
- 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, Famagusta item 44, p. 142 Online
- 2.The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online
- 3.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1958 (London: HMSO, 1959), p. 89
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