Simon of Cyrene Carrying the Cross. Byzantine Fresco in the church of Agia Paraskevi, Geroskipou, Cyprus, 15th century

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Simon of Cyrene Carrying the Cross
Fresco in the church of Agia Paraskevi, Geroskipou, Cyprus, 15th century

Simon of Cyrene Carrying the Cross. Church of Agia Paraskevi, in the village of Geroskipou, near Pafos, western Cyprus

Source: Geroskipou Municipality

Simon of Cyrene Carrying the Cross. Church of Agia Paraskevi, in the village of Geroskipou, near Pafos, western Cyprus

Source: blog.daum.net

The church of Agia Paraskevi, in the village of Geroskipou, near Pafos, western Cyprus, was built in the ninth century and dedicated to Parasceve, martyred in 180.
One of the most interesting and beautiful Byzantine churches in Cyprus. It dates to the 9th century and is a three-aisled five-domed basilica. Its frescoes date from the 9th to the 15th centuries.

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