The Thesaurus Linguae Cypriae Graecae® was conceived by the linguist Menelaos N. Christodoulou. He proposed the creation of a computerized databank of the Greek Language of Cyprus following the model of Thesaurus Linguae Graecae®, which was conceived and initially funded by Marianne McDonald at the University of Irvine, California. The TLCG® Project was presented to the innovative Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos Nikiforos (now Bishop) in 1990, who had already founded the Research Centre of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos. Abbot Nikoforos accepted the suggestion with enthusiasm and founded the independent Centre of Thesaurus Linguae Cypriae Graecae®, which he housed in a special building and supplied with the necessary technical and other equipment. He appointed Menelaos N. Christodoulou, who suggested the Project, as Director and hired associates and assistants.

The Centre of Thesaurus Linguae Cypriae Graecae® is among the Thesauruses, which report the Greek language by the means of digital technology.
 

The building which houses The Center of Thesaurus Linguae Cypriae Graecae at the Cultural Foundation of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos at Archangelos.