Koutsovendis

Koutsovendis
Koutsoventis
Κουτσοβέντης (Greek) Güngör (Turkish)
Koutsovendis

Location in Cyprus

Coordinates: 35°15′56″N 33°25′14″E / 35.26556°N 33.42056°ECoordinates: 35°15′56″N 33°25′14″E / 35.26556°N 33.42056°E
Country  Cyprus
District Kyrenia District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Koutsovendis[1] (Koutsoventis,[2] Greek: Κουτσοβέντης, Turkish: Güngör) is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus.

Monastery

Just north of Koutsovendis is the site of the Monastery of Saint John Chrysostomos.[3][4] The monastery was founded about 1070 by the monk George from the Levant.[5] The monastery is known for its murals, which are currently whitewashed over as the area is in a Turkish militarized zone.[5] The monastery comprises four churches, cloisters and surrounding lands. The churches are the “Aghia Triada” in Byzantine style, the Church of Saint George, and two churches that are in ruins, the Church of “Virgin Mary of Koutsovendis” and the church of “the Savior of Koutsovendis”.[6] Headquarters for the monastery are presently located in Nicosia due to the Turkish occupation.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Koutsovendis (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Koutsoventis (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ Galatariotou, Catia (2002) The Making of a Saint: The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, page 13, ISBN 978-0-521-52188-8
  4. ↑ Kleanthous, Zarita (2009) "Map of the districts of Cyprus" www.mapsofcyprus.co.uk
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Parani, Maria G. (2005) "The Monastery of St. Chrysostomos at Koutsovendis (Cyprus): The Wall-Paintings" (Fellowship Report) Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC; archived here by Internet Archive on 8 June 2011
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Exarchies of the All Holy Sepulchre" Jerusalem Patriarchate; archived here by WebCite on 29 February 2012