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Title: Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Church of Our Lady of Asinou
Start date: 1099
End date: 1099
Historical Period: Middle Byzantine Period
Description: 

This is all that remains of the Monastery of Phorvia and is near the village of Nikitari. The church of Our Lady of Asinou is made up of two parts: the main church and the narthex to the west. The main church is a vaulted single-aisled building with a rectangular ground plan the external dimensions of which are 10,80 x 5,80 m, The sanctuary apse is semi-circular internally and externally and projects one metre from the eastern wall.

Size: length: 15.59 m width: 6,20 m
Place: Panagía Forviótissa, Cyprus  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: stone (worked rock)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation  
Physical type: churches (buildings)
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Rights holder: Holy Bishopric of Morphou  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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