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Church of Ayios Sozomenos, Galata (extension to "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region")

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Cyprus (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 04/02/2002
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Antiquities Nicosia
Coordinates:
UTM WGS 84Eastings: 490700Northings: 3872700
Ref.: 1670

Description

A single-aisled church of the steep-pitched roof type with a later enclosure to which the roof was extended. Situated in the middle of the old village, it retains its complete series of wall-paintings in the post-Byzantine style which are precisely dated in 1513 and painted by the hand of Simeon Axenti. It preserves its complete series of wall-paintings in the post-Byzantine style.