Flight to Egypt, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Flight to Egypt, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
Description
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 hymn in honor of the Virgin Mary, sung in the Greek Church, in parts, during the evening services on the first four Fridays of Lent and wholly on the fifth day. The hymn known as "Akathistos" because it is sung standing up consists of twentyfour stanzas. The 30 cents stamp depicts the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt from the 11th stanza. The Virgin Mary with the infant in her arms rides sidesaddle on a white donkey with Joseph leading the way. Three idols of false gods are falling off the ramparts of a walled city.
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
Date
Contributor
Designer: G. Koumouros
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
1997-CHRISTMAS-30
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Oriental Press, Bahrain
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Flight to Egypt, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed January 23, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13694.