Un exemple de permanence cultuelle de l’Antiquité au Moyen Âge : le monastère de Sainte-Catherine / Saint-Oreste dans le Chrysochou
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2015
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Brunehilde Imhaus, « Un exemple de permanence cultuelle de l’Antiquité au Moyen Âge : le monastère de Sainte-Catherine / Saint-Oreste dans le Chrysochou », Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, ID : 10.3406/cchyp.2015.1652
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The church known as St. Catherine, which was constructed in the Late Middle Ages, is the biggest in the Chrysochou area. It is the only visible remain of a monastery, which was constructed on an ancient site. This site was probably Christianised soon after the adoption of Christianity in Cyprus. The monastery was consecrated to St. Orestius. It was a metochi (μετοχή) of Mont Sinai monastery and remained so until the beginning of the 20th century. The church was badly damaged by the 1953 earthquake. After a difficult search for its owners, it was then restored. The dimensions of the church suggest that this monastery attracted a lot of pilgrims in the course of the centuries.