Kiti - Church of the Madonna Built by Angels Attractions Panayía Angelóktistos
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Two km/1.25mi southwest of Larnaca, in the village of Kiti, is the Church of the Panayía Angeloktistos, with beautiful early Byzantine mosaics (sixth century).
This beautiful 11th century Byzantine church was erected over the ruins of an early Christian basilica. The original apse survived together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a rare sixth century mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between the two archangels (Michael and Gabriel), which rivals the Ravenna Mosaics.
The Virgin is standing on a footstool with Christ in her left arm.
This beautiful 11th century Byzantine church was erected over the ruins of an early Christian basilica. The original apse survived together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a rare sixth century mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between the two archangels (Michael and Gabriel), which rivals the Ravenna Mosaics.
The Virgin is standing on a footstool with Christ in her left arm.
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