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This Cross, one of the oldest preserved in the Orthodox Church, has a story to tell. Carved in 1476 by a wood-carver named Georgios Laskaris, it stands on a high base carved with 32 images from the Old Testament. The Cross itself has 12 illustrations…

Σταυρός από την Κοινότητα Γιαλούσας στην κατεχόμενη από τους Τούρκους Καρπασία. Από την Εκκλησία του Αποστόλου Λουκά, Αγίας Μαρίνας και…

Cross made of Horn ( of ucertain age)

The huge Crucifix represents Christ almost in natural size. Christ is lying dead with his head inclined to the left. On the four corners of the Cross are depicted the eagle, the man, the lion and the ox with the scull of Adam under the feet of…

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…

On the east jamb of the southern door of the naos, apotropaic cross with a waived crown of thorns and cryptograms are depicted.
The cross is brown-coloured and the letters black. Both are painted on a white background.
The sixth line of the…

Σταυρόσχημο ειδώλιο από στεατίτη που βρέθηκε στην Κυθρέα. Χαλκολιθική εποχή (3.000-2.500π.Χ.).

Καταδυτικός προορισμός, Κύπρος

Ο τουρισμός στην Κύπρο

Στεγάζεται σε παλία οικία του 1914 η οποία έχει αναπαλαιωθεί και κηρυχθεί σε μνημείο Β΄Πίνακα. Χρησιμοποιήται για…