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Reliquaries from Kykkos Monastery, Christmas Issue Reliquaries, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Reliquaries from Kykkos Monastery, Christmas Issue Reliquaries, Republic of Cyprus

Description

From the very early days of Christianity, Orthodox believers displayed a very special reverence to the relics of saints and martyrs. The Holy Cross had a permanent place among such relics and in the history of Cyprus one reads about Saint Helena who brought a piece of the Cross to Cyprus and had it deposited at Stavrovouni monastery. For safekeeping of such relics, reliquaries were made from a variety of materials ranging from wood to silver and gold. They were of ten decorated with cloisonné enamel and precious stones. The boxes of ten depicted scenes from the life or work of the saint whose relics are stored therein, or as seen on these Christmas stamps an illustration of the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ. The reliquaries pictured on these stamps date back to the 18th and 19th centuries and are housed at the sacristy of the Holy Monastery of Kykko.

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: S. Karamallakis

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

1995-CHRISTMAS-7

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Oriental Press, Bahrain

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Reliquaries from Kykkos Monastery, Christmas Issue Reliquaries, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed December 23, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13426.