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Another View of the Holy Cross Church. Lefkara village.

The Holy Cross Church. Lefkara Village

Many of the monks in Cyprus monasteries are icon painters.

Built in 890 by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI, the Wise, on the resting place of St. Lazarus (Agios Lazaros) the resurrected friend of Christ. St. Lazarus arrived in ancient Kition on 33 AD becoming its first Bishop and Patron Saint. His tomb lies under…

The church of the Archangelos Michael, or Panagia Theotokos, is a timber-roofed chapel, just below the village, painted in the post Byzantine style of the early 16th century.

This 11th century Byzantine church was erected over the ruins of an Early Christian basilica. The original apse of the basilica has survived together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a rare 6th century mosaic of Virgin and Child…

Saint Nicholas Chapel-Colden Coast Fishing Shelter in Protaras.

The magnificent 9th century stone church of Saint Lazarus was built by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI in the 9th century and restored in the 17th century. The church is one of the most remarkable examples of Byzantine architecture in Cyprus. Saint Lazarus…

Holy Anargyroi Church in Protara.

Εκκλησία Αγίας Ζώνης (Επαρχία Αμμοχώστου).