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Title Page of "Chronological History of the Island of Cyprus" by Archimandrite Kypriano

This dynamic and concise work is sketched in the contemporary perception of reductionism paintings. The painter gives us as many clues as we need to enable us compose freely and creatively within our own limitations and the painting’s viability.…

This Christmas set depicts frescos from the Latin Chapel of the monastery of St. John Lampadistis in the village of Kalopanayotis. These 15th Century frescos are part of a series of wall paintings in the Italo-Byzantine style illustrating the famous…

The stamp depicts Theseus swinging a huge club. It forms the central part of the Theseus mosaic in the palace of the Roman proconsuls of Cyprus at Kato Paphos.The site is known as the house of Theseus and is dated bet ween the 2nd and 6th centuries…

Tradition requires that gifts be exchanged during the Christmas period. Santa Claus brings the gifts on the eve of New Year. St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea had his name associated with carols, the gifts and the vassilopitta (type of cake),…

The Church of the Holy Cross of Agiasmati, a single-aisle church with a steep pitched wooden roof, is situated north-west of the village of Platanistasa,in the Pitsilia area. It has preserved the most complete set of paintings in Cyprus by the 15th…

The designs for this set were made by children. However they are incapable of leading us to spiritual heights as true icons can do. Below, is a translation from the works of Odysseas Elytis: "Eternal Icon Showered in light You address our every…

As a people, Cypriots are very religious. Faith is very important to the Cypriots and the Church has a distinct place in society. The name day of the Archbishop is a state holiday for the schools, while the church is energetically involved in…

The Nativity scene illustrated on this stamp is reproduced from a gilded wood-carved icon forming part of the early 16th century iconostasis in the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the village of Kourdali. One of several paintings in the…

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was born in Genoa, Italy, but there is no evidence that he was Italian. From an early age he frequented seafarers, astronomers, geographers, and scientists in the city of Lisbon where keen debates took place with…