Chapel of Panagia (old)

Feast day: September 8

A single-aisled church with a pointed arch and a five-sided apse. On the exterior of the north side the buttresses are connected to each other by pointed arches. In the south, the buttresses extend to the entire height of the walls. On each of these two sides there are two doors and windows, while another door exists on the west side. There is also another door in the middle of the apse. The chapel was built on the site of an older one, most probably a burial site. Based on the date inscribed above the northern entrance, the chapel was completed in 1711. On the south wall, in a blind arch, saints Georgios, Dimitrios and Minas are depicted. The exonarthex and the portico of the northern part were demolished in the early 1960s. The belfry on the northern side of the apse was demolished a little later, around 1964. The chapel was restored in 2011-2012. The church holds significant icons, such as that of saint Georgios (14th century) and of saint John the Baptist (16th century). The architrave of the iconostasis, where the Apostles are depicted, is also preserved, while noteworthy is the gilded wood-carved iconostasis of the 18th century along with its icons. The iconostasis was placed during the period of archpriesthood of Chrysanthos, Archbishop of Cyprus. The chapel is dedicated to the Nativity of Virgin Mary, celebrated on the 8th of September.



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