The Monastery of Panagia Machairas in Cyprus: A Historical Outline
Simos Menardos’s 1914 historical outline of Machairas, including foundation traditions, the medieval typikon, benefactors and abbots. The article compares historical records and transcribes documents. Photographic plates are excluded from the reading copy.
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Book languageGreek
Παρνασσός · 1914
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Key themes
- Cypriot monastic history
- Medieval typikon and documents
- Monastery benefactors and abbots
Questions for your reading
- What does the typikon reveal about the monastery’s organization?
- How does Menardos distinguish tradition from documentary evidence?
About the editions
Historical article; photographic plates omitted. The Greek text and document transcriptions remain.
