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Icons and Frescoes in
Cyprus
Still
under construction but plenty here
The Virgin holds the leading position among the Saints of
Heaven and also personifies the Church, having contained, like the Church,
Christ Himself.
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Hodegetria
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The Virgin as a
conductress of prayer
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This is the only icon we have found featuring |
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falling sandal |
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Panayia Astadhion Church |
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Larnaka District |
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Platytera |
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from the Greek Platytera ton ouranon |
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She prays in early Christian style in the orans position with arms
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The term "Platytera" is
taken from one of the hymns of the Church, which refers to the
womb of Mary as wider than the heavens because she gave birth to
the Son and Word of God, Who is infinite and eternal, yet
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Panakranta |
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The Virgin as the Queen of Heaven |
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The
paintings below are examples of the
Mother of Christ regally enthroned holding Him at the centre of her being
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She
portrays compassion rather than glory as she sits enthroned
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Modern Fresco
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Icon 16C
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Fresco
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Church of Metamorphosis
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Church of
Archangelos
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Panayia tou Arakos
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Statos-Ayios Photios
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Lefkoniko
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Lagoudhera
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Ayios Mamas
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Fresco 15C |
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note the rainbow
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Church of Ayios Mamas |
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Louveras
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Ayios Charalambous
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Ayios Savvas
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The
six fingered saints
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Icons
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Panayia Angeloktisti Church
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Kiti
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If you look carefully at the icons at the right and left of the entrance to the
sanctuary depicting Ayios Charalambous and Ayios Savvas, you might notice what appears
to be an artist's error in that they each have five fingers and a thumb on one hand.
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