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Kykkos Monastery, 4 Cents Definitive Stamp of 1985 Overprinted with New Value, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Kykkos Monastery, 4 Cents Definitive Stamp of 1985 Overprinted with New Value, Republic of Cyprus

Description

Kykko Monastery, the richest and most celebrated institution in Cyprus, is well known in the Greek and Russian Orthodox world for the Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary believed to be the work of St. Luke the Evangelist. It is said that the Emperor of Constantinople gave the icon to a monk from Cyprus called Isaias who had cured his daughter from a long-standingn illness. Isaias then returned to the monastery with the icon. A Russian lady donated the bells of the monastery in 1860. The monastery was founded in 1100 A.D. but was completely destroyed by fire in 1365, 1542,1751 and 1813. On all four occasions the icon was saved but in the fire of 1813 a considerable number of manuscripts were lost. During the first half of the 18th century the monastery was known as the Madonna di Chekka (Excerpta Cypria p.295) The monastery houses an ecclesiastical museum with Byzantine icons, reliquaries and Holy Scriptures among many other items. It also maintains the largest monastic library.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: J . Iakovides

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1988-4CENTS DEF-15C

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Harrison & Sons Ltd, England
Surcharge Government Printing Office, Nicosia

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Kykkos Monastery, 4 Cents Definitive Stamp of 1985 Overprinted with New Value, Republic of Cyprus ,” Αψίδα, accessed March 29, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13036.