Global InformationChurch Panagia Galoktisti information
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| Galoktisti | |
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| Church Panagia Galoktisti | |
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| Location | Kato Pyrgos, Cyprus |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Byzantine |
| Years built | 12th - 14th Century |
Church Panagia Galoktisti (Greek: Παναγίας της Γαλόκτιστης) or Galoktisti is one of the oldest churches in Cyprus built in the 12th-14th century,[1] and is located on a hill between the two villages Kato Pyrgos and Pano Pyrgos.[2] It is 80 kilometers west of Nicosia.[3] The church was given the name Galoktisti as it means "Built with Milk" in Greek, referencing the construction of the church.[1] To solidify the church, instead of water, goat's milk was fermented with mud, and to this day the church is washed with a lime cross goat's milk liquid for preservation purposes, and by believers as a sign of faith, and to be healed of various different problems.[4][5][6] On the inside of the church are hagiographies which date back to the 12th-14th century, and is in the shape of a cross from the inside despite its square external appearance.[2]
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- ^ a b Plarkou, Elena. "The chapel of Panagia Galoktistis".
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- ^ "Παναγία Γαλόκτιστη". Μουσείο Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ, ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ (7 February 2010). "Παναγία Γαλόκτιστη Τηλλυρίας: Μια εκκλησία χτισμένη με… γάλα".
- ^ Polignosi. "Παναγία Γαλόκτιστη, Πάνω Πύργος". www.polignosi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.