Virgin of milk. Nativity Illustration Cyprus 2001
Christ’s Bird, St.Nicholaos of the roof (Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis), Troodos. Kakopetria.
Dimensions: 200 x 200 mm
Birth of Christmural painting, depicting the Birth of Christ, from the south vault of the Byzantine church of St. Nicholas on the Roof (Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis)So called because of a second roof added in the 12th century to protect its paintings. Located at the foot of the Troodos Mountains, 4 km south of the village of Kakopetria (Solea, Cyprus).
World Heritage Site (UNESCO)
Sources: Tourism Organisation: Cyprus, 9000 years of history. Nicosia 1999, ISBN9963-44-027-4. and Kakkouras G: St Nicholaos of the Roof. Nicosia 2001.
Birth of Christmural painting, depicting the Birth of Christ, from the south vault of the Byzantine church of St. Nicholas on the Roof (Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis)So called because of a second roof added in the 12th century to protect its paintings. Located at the foot of the Troodos Mountains, 4 km south of the village of Kakopetria (Solea, Cyprus).
World Heritage Site (UNESCO)
Sources: Tourism Organisation: Cyprus, 9000 years of history. Nicosia 1999, ISBN9963-44-027-4. and Kakkouras G: St Nicholaos of the Roof. Nicosia 2001.





