E01341: The episcopal basilica of Kourion (eastern Cyprus) housed a mosaic with depictions of two Church Fathers and an unnamed *Archangel (S00191). Probably 6th c.

Four Cypriot churches: Panagia Kanakaria at Lythrankomi (E01338), Panagia Angeloktistos at Kiti, Panagia tes Kyras near Livadia (E01340), and the episcopal basilica of Kourion ($E01341), house pre-iconoclastic mosaics with depictions of Christ, *Mary, Mother of Christ, *Archangels, *Apostles, and *Evangelists. Arthur Megaw and Ernst Hawkins suppose that the mosaics survived iconoclasm, because Cyprus was exempted, as neutral ground, from direct Byzantine authority after the the treaty of 688 between Justin II and 'Abd al-Malik, and thus the imperial iconoclastic policy was not enforced there.

The episcopal basilica of Kourion lies in the southern part of the island, close to the seashore. It was excavated by Arthur Megaw. For a summary account of the excavations on the site, see: Megaw 2007.

The 6th c. mosaic, originally displayed on the eastern wall and the central niche of a side chapel, is now almost completely destroyed. Surviving fragments are kept in the Kourion Museum in Episkopi. It is supposed that the mosaic showed at least two Church Fathers and an Archangel (unspecified).