Two important Byzantine icons of the Holy Metropolis of Morphou were repatriated to Cyprustranslated

With the blessings of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus Mr. George and His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Neophytos, it is with particular emotion that the repatriation of two important Byzantine icons to Cyprus, which were illegally removed from their place after the Turkish invasion of 1974, is announced. These are the icons of the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, paleologian works of the 14th century, which come from the Byzantine church of Panagia Forviotissa in Asinou. Before the Turkish invasion of 1974, the icons were taken to the Palace of the Holy Metropolis of Kyrenia in Kyrenia, from where they were stolen.

After locating the icons in the United Kingdom, documenting their movement as well as recognizing the rights of the Church of Cyprus, it was possible to return them to the place where they belong. It is worth mentioning that the icons were delivered to the Morphou Metropolis without any financial burden, since the owner did not demand any compensation.

For the successful outcome of the effort, the actions of Dr. Christodoulos Hatzichristodoulou, Byzantine scholar and advisor to the Holy Metropolis of Morphou for the...