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Τhe murals depicted on this set of three stamps originate from the Chapel of Agios Themonianus (a corruption of the name Agios Euphemianos) from the village of Lysi, now in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus. The Chapel lies a mile to the south of…

Τhe fresco depicting the Birth of Christ originates from the small Church of the Archangel Michael in the village of Vyzakia. The church contains one of most interesting series of wall paintings of the 16th century all of which introduce Venetian…

The icon of the Birth of Christ comes from the church of Panayia Asproforousa, meaning Blessed Virgin Mary of the white robes because of the white robes worn by the monks of the Premontre Order who lived in the medieval Abbey of Bellapaix.

The…

In 2006 the Holy Church of Agiou Eleftheriou, a dependency of Machairas monastery in Lefkosia, celebrated the bicentenary of its construction. The church, hidden from the sights of passers by on Onasagoras street in the old walled city of Lefkosia,…

All the icons of the Christmas set originate from the Church of Panagia Katholiki which stands in the middle of the village of Pelendri. They date from the very early 16th century. The village lies south east of the village of Kato Amiandos in the…

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…