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Το κατεχόμενο χωριό Τρίκωμο - Ttrikomo Village - Cyprus
It is certain that Trikomo existed since Byzantine times. During the Frankish Period and more specifically between the period of 1194-1205 the area was given as a fief to the widow of the Frankish King of Cyprus, Amaury. One of the landmarks of Frankish rule in Trikomo is the chapel of Ayios Iakovos (Saint Jacob) or Ai-Akoufos as the residents call it. This is an elegant architecture, built in the 15th century, which is a genuine example of a cross type church with a dome. The chapel inside is entirely white washed, while the iconostasis used to hold four post-Byzantine icons. Of interest are the various coloured dishes of ancient folk art which are placed into the walls of the chapel. In addition to that, of interest is the cement floor, which has five holes covered with square plates, from which we can distinguish burried bones of human skeletons. It is said that once a queen of Romania was so impressed by the chapel, that she decided to build an excact replica in her palace.
During the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the chapel of Saint Jacob was pillaged by the Turks but thanfully it was not destroyed. In 2009, two stolen icons of Jesus and the Virgin Mary from the chapel of Saint Jacob were found in Switzerland and seized by the Swiss police. The two icons, work of the Cretan painter Meletios, were painted in 1620 and had since adorned the small iconostasis of the chapel of Saint Jacob until the Turkish invasion of 1974. Since then, the fate of the icons was unkown. These icons were returned to the Church of Cyprus.
The chapel of Saint Jecob has recently been turned into a Tourist Office by the "Authorities" of the occupation regime in the occupied areas of Cyprus.
Πηγή http://noctoc-noctoc.blogspot.com.cy/2010/11/chapel-of-ayios-iakovos-saint-jacob-in.html
Photos 17/2/2016 by George Konstantinou
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