Church · Ancient Monument
Church of Panagia
Trikomo, Famagusta District · Middle Byzantine Period · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974
Church of Panagia: a church in Trikomo, Famagusta District, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. Protected by Order in Council in 1949.
Famagusta District, about 35°17′ N, 33°54′ E
- Other recorded site
- Contours every 100 m
Protection
Antiquities Law- 28 February 1949
Proposed for declaration, No. 88, Second Schedule, Famagusta
“Church of Panayia Theotokos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 88, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), Second Schedule, Famagusta, pp. 121–123 Online
- 24 November 1949
Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 454, Second Schedule, Famagusta
“The Church of Panayia Theotokos.”
Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 454, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2389 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), Second Schedule, Famagusta, pp. 527–529 Online
What was done when
1 record- Undated
Byzantine frescoes being cleaned and preserved by Greek experts; important tenth-century paintings have come to light as a result of work already done.
Repair and conservation
As printed
“cleaning and preserving the Byzantine frescoes at the Holy Virgin Church at Trikomo village”
Anon., "Byzantine Paintings come to light", Cyprus Today vol. 4, no. 1-4 (January–July 1966), p. 17.
In the literature
1- Undated
Twelfth-century church; subject of A. Papageorgiou's communication on architecture and painting, presented with slides.
As printed
“"The Church of Panagia at Trikomo, Cyprus (twelfth century), Architecture, painting" (with slides).”
A. Stylianou, "Cyprus at the 13th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Oxford", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 2 (April–June 1967), p. 23.
Pictures
1Department of Antiquities of Cyprus1 photograph1965
- Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J8058, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25634: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Trikomo, Church of Panagia, south-east view of church (J8058) Photograph taken 1965», Photograph taken 1965 Online
Sources
- 1.Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, photographic archive, negative J8058, via HISTORICA (University of Bologna), fonds «OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus» (BYZART, Open University of Cyprus), hdl 20.500.14008/25634: «Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Trikomo, Church of Panagia, south-east view of church (J8058) Photograph taken 1965», Photograph taken 1965 Online
- 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 88, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), Second Schedule, Famagusta, pp. 121–123 Online
- 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 454, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2389 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), Second Schedule, Famagusta, pp. 527–529 Online
- 4.Anon., "Byzantine Paintings come to light", Cyprus Today vol. 4, no. 1-4 (January–July 1966), p. 17.
- 5.A. Stylianou, "Cyprus at the 13th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Oxford", Cyprus Today vol. 5, no. 2 (April–June 1967), p. 23.
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