Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Koutsoventis, Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom, general view of katholikon and chapel from north-east (B66043)
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1000
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1099
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Middle Byzantine Period
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Koutsoventis, Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom. Τhe katholikon of the monastery, an octagonal type church dedicated to Saint John Chrysostom, was demolished and rebuilt in 1891. The katholikon was originally founded in 1090 by the monk Georgios.
Τhe single-aisled domed chapel of Holy Trinity was built on the north side of the katholikon, possibly around 1100, by the then Duke of Cyprus Eumathios Philokalis.
Photograph taken: 1973
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