Cyprus Island of Saints

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From the Church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa, the oldest Byzantine
church of Lefkosia, to the imposing multi-domed Church of
Agios Lazaros in Larnaka and that of Panagia Angeloktisti ('built
by angels') in Kiti village; from the Church of Agioi Varnavas and
Ilarionas in the village of Peristerona, superb example of Cypriot
Byzantine architecture, to the Orthodox Monastery of Chrysorrogiatissa ('of
the golden pomegranates'), and the Monastery of Agios Neofytos in Pafos;
from the Monasteries of Stavrovouni, Trooditissa, Machairas and Kykkos
(dedicated to the Theotokos ('Mother of God') with her icon painted by the
hand of Saint Loukas) to the ten churches -monuments belonging to the World
Heritage list of UNESCO perched on the Troodos mountain range- this guide
offers through religious routes and devotional visits along the pious footpaths
of faith, a comprehensive overview of the religious life of the island of Cyprus
- the 'Holy Isle'.
Journeys of a religious nature... Tovább

Fülszöveg

From the Church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa, the oldest Byzantine
church of Lefkosia, to the imposing multi-domed Church of
Agios Lazaros in Larnaka and that of Panagia Angeloktisti ('built
by angels') in Kiti village; from the Church of Agioi Varnavas and
Ilarionas in the village of Peristerona, superb example of Cypriot
Byzantine architecture, to the Orthodox Monastery of Chrysorrogiatissa ('of
the golden pomegranates'), and the Monastery of Agios Neofytos in Pafos;
from the Monasteries of Stavrovouni, Trooditissa, Machairas and Kykkos
(dedicated to the Theotokos ('Mother of God') with her icon painted by the
hand of Saint Loukas) to the ten churches -monuments belonging to the World
Heritage list of UNESCO perched on the Troodos mountain range- this guide
offers through religious routes and devotional visits along the pious footpaths
of faith, a comprehensive overview of the religious life of the island of Cyprus
- the 'Holy Isle'.
Journeys of a religious nature to those places where the Saints of Cyprus lived:
Apostles Pavlos and Varnavas, Saint Lazaros, Saint Neofytos - through the
bosom of the Autocephalous Church of New Justinia and all Cyprus, in its very
making. Living through the religious tradition of the island as it is presented
through the abundance of early Christian basilicas that have been discovered
to date, with three, five and seven cupolas, their vivid mosaic pavements and
inlaid marble, with their reliefs dressed with marble, carved marble decoration
and their mosaic wall scenes - all demonstrate just how deeply rooted is
Christianity on the holy island of religious monuments. Vissza