page_title: Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
hierarchical_section_title: Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: KAiser Konstantin und seine Mutter Helena. Fresko in Pedoulas
context_page_description: The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:
  Church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis in Kakopetria
  Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis
  Church of Panagia Phorviotissa in Nikitari
  Church of Panagia tou Arakou in Lagoudhera
  Church of Panagia in Moutoullas
  Church of Archangelos Michael in Pedoulas
  Church of Timios Stavros in Pelendri
  Church of Panagia Podithou in Galata
  Church of Stavros Agiasmati in Platanistasa
  Church of Agia Sotira tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis
  Initially nine of these churches were designated by UNESCO in 1985 with the church in Palaichori added to the list in 2001. The Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Kourdali, Spilia, was submitted as a potential further extension in 2002 and currently resides on the Tentative List.
context_section_description: The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:
  Church of Agios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Stegis in Kakopetria
  Agios Ioannis (St. John) Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis
  Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari
  Church of Panagia (The Virgin) tou Arakou in Lagoudhera
  Church of Panagia (The Virgin) in Moutoullas
  Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael) in Pedoulas
  Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) in Pelendri
  Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Podithou in Galata
  Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Agiasmati in Platanistasa
  Church of Agia Sotira (of the Transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis
  Initially nine of these churches were designated by UNESCO in 1985 with the church in Palaichori added to the list in 2001. The Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Kourdali, Spilia, was submitted as a potential further extension in 2002 and currently resides on the Tentative List.
caption: Constantine and Helen, Church of Archangel Michael, Pedoulas
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