Pedoulas

Village in Nicosia District, Cyprus

Pedoulas Πεδουλάς Pedula
village

34°58′3″N 32°49′43″E / 34.96750°N 32.82861°E / 34.96750; 32.82861
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Population (2011)
• Total	132
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	2850
Website	http://pedoulasvillage.com

Pedoulas (Greek: Πεδουλάς) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in the Troodos Mountains, 4 km south of Moutoullas. It lies in Marathasa Valley.^[1] The name is derived from the words pediada (valley) and laos (people).^[2] It is popular summer resort.^[1]

Churches

Pedoulas is known for its 12 churches, varying from a 15th-century chapel to a 1930s cathedral. The most important is the Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael) church, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region.^[3] It is built in 1474.^[1]

Church of Holy Cross (Timios Stavros), main church of Pedoulas, was built between 1933 and 1935.^[1] Most important relic of Church of Holy Cross is a crucifix containing a piece of the Holy Cross, which was brought from Constantinople.^[1] Church replaced old timber-roofed church and keeps icons and parts of iconostasis from 16th century. On top of one hill 1986. was built 25m high Holy Cross, standing near one chapel.^[1] Not far from Holy Cross there is a monument built to honor Michalis Stivaros and all killed in the Balkan Wars.^[1] Monument is built in 2011 by Athanasios Ktorides Foundation.^[4]

Museums

Pedoulas has two museums: the Byzantine Museum, opened in 1999, and the Folklore Museum, opened in 2005. Byzantine Museum is situated near the Archangel Michael church and houses very important icons and relics from the 13th to 20th century.^[1]

Gallery

Archangelos Michael church
Archangelos Michael church interior
Archangelos Michael: Dormition
Archangelos Michael: Jesus exiting the Jordan River after being baptized
Archangelos Michael: The inscription says that the church was funded by a priest named Vassilios Chamados in 1474. Above the inscription are the priest, his wife and two daughters offering the church model to Jesus.
Saint Constantine and his mother Saint Helena
Saint Sunday (Kyriaki)
Church of Holy Cross (Timios Stavros)
Monument to Michalis Stivaros and Balkan Wars memorial^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Home - Pedoulas Village". pedoulasvillage.com.
^ "An Overview - Pedoulas Village". pedoulasvillage.com.
^ Museums in Pedoulas^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Athanasios Ktorides Foundation". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13.