MONASTERY
Monastery of Saint John Lampadistis
Kalopanagiotis · Greek Orthodox
- Locality
- Kalopanagiotis
- Tradition
- Greek Orthodox
- Type of place
- MONASTERY
- Coordinates
- 34.99228° N, 32.83021° E
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History: Monastery of Saint John Lampadistis
Saint John Lampadistis at Kalopanagiotis is the monastery among UNESCO’s ten painted churches of the Troodos. Its wall paintings span several periods: work of the 13th century, the early years of Latin rule; 14th-century paintings showing both local and Western influences; and, in the north chapel, Italo-Byzantine painting of the Venetian period that began in 1489.
An interesting detail
UNESCO counts the paintings of its north chapel among the most sophisticated examples of the Italo-Byzantine school, a fusion of Italian Renaissance and Byzantine art.