Holy Bishopric of Morphou:Dedicatory inscription, Church of the Virgin Podithou in Galata

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Title:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou:Dedicatory inscription, Church of the Virgin Podithou in Galata
Start date:	1502
End date:	1502
Historical Period:	Post-Byzantine
Description:	The base of the pediment of the west facade of the church is delimited by a one-line inscription written in capital letters: THIS HOLY AND MOST SACRED CHURCH OF THE MORE THAN HOLY AND MERCIFUL MOTHER OF GOD WAS BUIT IN THE YEAR OF CHRIST 1502 THROUGH THE EXPENSE AND GREAT LONGING OF MASTER DIMITRI DE CORO AND HIS SPOUSE ELENI AND BENEFACTORS OF THIS HOLY MONASTERY MAY THE READERS OF THIS PRAY AND BLESS THEIR MEMORY THROUGH THE LORD. AMEN.
Place:	Panagía tis Podýthou, Cyprus
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Physical type:	inscriptions
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou
Appears in Collections:	BYZART