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Virgin Mary

An old legend ascribes the founding of the monastery to an aged hermit called Neophytus. Expelled from Syria in the 12th Century, he came to Cyprus with his faithful disciple Ignatius and built a cell on mount Aoos. They sought and obtained Royal…

For the first time in 2000 years, a Pope comes to Cyprus on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Apostles Paul, Barnabas and Mark to visit Pafos where in 45 AD they converted the Roman Proconsul Sergius Paulus to Christianity.

The Pope, Bishop of…

The fresco depicted on this stamp is from the Church of the Holy Cross in the village of Pelendri. The original church dates from the 12th century with extensions to the North added in the 14th century and to the South most likely in the 16th…

Τhe wild vine, Vitis vinifera silvestri, from which the cultivated vine of the old world is derived has been established in Armenia as in the Balkans and parts of Western Europe since Tertiary times; that is to say over a million years ago. The Book…

Volleyball Centenary.

Vouni Palace

Warrior (6th - 5th Century B.C.)

Warrior (6th - 5th Century B.C.).

"Water is one of the most precious commodities on our planet and a major heritage of every generation. Changes in the frequency of rainfall and extreme temperatures are expected to affect the availability and quality of water resources. The rational…