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Τhe 22c stamp illustrating details from the representation of the Birth of Christ originates from the 16th century icon belonging to the small shed like Church of Agios Nikolaos in the village of Klonari in Lemesos.

Nearly all the walls of the…

Τhe mural depicting the Birth of Christ comes from the Cathedral of Agios John the Theologian, in Lefkosia, the foundation stone of which was laid on 30th April 1662 by Archbishop Niceforos. The church is built in an area where an earlier monastery…

Both icons were among many items that were looted after the Turkish invasion of 1974 and only after a great deal of effort by the Republic of Cyprus and the Church were they repatriated from Germany in November 2008.

The 51c stamp depicts the…

Christmas is the most special time of the year for children. It is the time when Christmas stories are recited by the fireplace or enacted in pantomimes or nativity plays. It is a time of celebrations, of joys and anticipation as children await the…

Sergeant Elias Kannaouros, during the Turkish invasion in Cyprus in July 1974, serves at 211 Infantry Battalion. He left his last breath on the battlefield on August 16, 1974 near the area of "Ayios Pavlos". By 2000 Elias waited in the list of…

Christopher Pissarides was born in 1948 in Lefkosia. After graduating from the Pancyprian Gymnasium, he continued his studies at the University of Essex and subsequently obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics.

In 2010 he became the…

Chrysanthemum coronarium Field, Nature, Cyprus

Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery

Η εκκλησία της Αγίας Άννας βρίσκεται στη δυτική άκρη της κοινότητας της Συρκανιάς και κτίστηκε γύρω στο 1850.Το εικονοστάσι της…

Η εκκλησία της Αγίας Μαρίνας κτίστηκε το 1734 στον τύπο της μονόκλιτης καμαροσκέπαστης βασιλικής. Το 1821 φαίνεται ότι επεκτάθηκε στα …