Monastery of he Office of the Pilgrimage Tours of the Church Timios Stavros, of Cyprus opens its doors like a big Mansion to Church --- Limit of area under Turkish Omodos Τwelcome the pilgrim and treat him with the holy of Ieron occupation since 1974 Apostolon, gifts of an entire religious world. Inviting him to experience Pera Chorio intheblessedplaceofthe“Island of Saints”, through travels The Five Domed Church of that are real but also noetic, in everliving spiritual Agioi Varnavas and Ilarionas, landscapes, in the most fascinating geography, in Agios Irakleidios, Peristerona from the Church worshipping places that smell incense and from which Scenes of the Second Coming. Church of Archangelos of Panagia spurt spiritual fragrance. Saints and Donors, view of the Michail, Pedoulas tou Araka, The Virgin Narthex, Church of Panagia tis Lagoudera of Kykkou, Asinou Where Archbishop, Bishops, Abbots, Priests, deacons, Kykkos hermits, monks, church wardens and laics, all those who Museum form the body of the Church of Cyprus, with their spiritual Stavrovouni Monastery work lead the human/pilgrim in a “in spirit and truth” “Monasteries bloom on sheer mountains of the island” worship. Holy Cross in Omodos where a small piece of the rope In Churches, Monasteries, Cloisters, Ecclesiastical Museums that the soldiers and Holy Sacristies that gifted many years ago healing to used to bind Monastery Christ is kept Monastery of Apostle Andreas humans. It is not by chance that pilgrims came from afar to of Macheras be cured of their afflictions and seek solace at the shelter of this holyplace island, in the spiritual glow of Christianity’s Afentrika † Apostolos temperate clime. Andreas † For the same reason the contemporary traveller seeks “in Agios Filon • COME TO ME, ALL YOU (MATT. 11:28) • this place the gentle breezer of Paradise”, requesting to be Convent of Agios “In the mountain of Kykkos Agridia given “at last” an intimate place of stay, just like the gift Irakleidios, Politiko a monastery will be born; • was granted to Hellenism in the old days to enjoy and village a golden lady will enter Rizokarpaso OFFICE OF THE PILGRIMAGE and never more shall leave.” endure the richness of the holy; so as to enter the embrace •Yialousa TOURS of a great spiritual family, discovering pure love into the Panagia Kanakaria bossom of the Church of Cyprus, where his weary soul, Religious procession, • •Lithr angomi OF THE CHURCH OF CYPRUS suffering from failure, lack of meaning and withdrawal Macheras Monastery Leonarisso Monastery of Apostle Andreas in the from God, may at last find rest. Turkish-occupied Lampousa Livadia Rizokarpasso Anastasia Ieridou • Komi tou Gialou METHEXIS cultural deaconry † Acheropoiitos Akanthou peninsula SupervisionResponsibility: • Panagia Agios Mathaios His Grace Bishop of Mesaoria, Keryneia † Panagia Tochniou Mosaics of early Christian years (525-530). •Livera † From the Church of Panagia Kanakaria, Mr. Gregorios Agios Ilarion • Melandrina occupied Lithrangomi † † Antifonitis Agios † Panagia Ton Katharon Anastasios HolyArchishopricofCyprus Editorial and art direction: METHEXIS cultural deaconry † Agios Panteleimon Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos Trikomo, Panagia Old Nicosia Design: Antigoni Theophanous Myrtou •Koutsoventis Agios Prokopios • Translation in English: Voulla Michael and Dr. Daniela Vougiouka •Morfou Telephones: +357 22554600 and 22554611 AREA UNDER TURKISH OCCUPATION SINCE 1974 Sygrasi Logo: Handmade by Father Demosthenis Demosthenous Church of Panagia, Kykkos Monastery Agios Mamas Maps: Cyprus Department of Land Registry and Survey Emba, Pafos LEFKOSIA Apostolos † Faxes: +357 22346254 and 22431796 Varnavas Salamis Etchings: Hambis and Giorgos Tsangaris • • Front cover - A Church, Sotira: Sketch by Architect • •Peristerona Agios Spyridonas Email: offi[email protected] Pyrgos † Agios •Tremetousia Agios Efimianos AMMOCHOSTOS Neoptolemos A. Michaelides Agios † Webpage: Source: “Cyprus-Island of Saints: A Devotional Journey”, Published by Tilirias Soloi Panteleimon Agios Irakleidios •Lysi • Rafail † Acheras www.churchofcyprus.org.cy The Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Nicosia 2008. Pahyammos Asinou •Tamassos Acheritou © Office of the Pilgrimage Tours of the Church of Cyprus. Kaliana •Meniko Paralimni • Protaras 3rd edition •Agios Sozomenos • Church and Monastery • Peristerona Oikos • • •Galata Agios Kyprianos • Apostle Varnavas. of Apostle Varnavas Polis • •Athienou Avgorou Sotira • Agia Napa Kalopanagiotis• •Kakopetria Pera Chorio • •Dali Agios Fokas • Hall of the Great Synod, in occupied Engomi, We greatly thank the Cyprus Tourism Organisation for its Chrysochous † •Moutoulas Agios Kendeas Archbishopric of Cyprus Ammochostos cooperation and support, all those who worked on this Kykkos † leaflet, and especially our Sponsor. Monastery of Agios Epiphanios Lagoudera• •Platanistasa • Fikardou Agia ∫À¶ƒπ∞∫√™CYPRUS TOURISM√ƒ°∞¡π™ª√™ Kellia • ORGANISATIONΔ√Àƒπ™ª√À Pedoulas• † Thekla The leaflet is distributed for free. Agios Neofytos, Tala •Drousia Agros• •Askas Machairas Palaiomylos• • † Stavrovouni LARNAKA •Theletra † Trikoukkia Palaichori •Pegeia • •Choulou • Pelendri • Pano Lefkara •Koili •Galataria Trooditissa Kiti Panagia •Praitori Arakapas • Kato Lefkara • Agios Neo phytos •Chrysorrogiatissa •Kouka • • Vavla • Kofinou † • † •Letymbou Louvaras Agios Minas Agios Neofytos, † Omodos Choirokoitia• Church of Agios 16th century, •Empa •Monagri Lazaros, Larnaka. PAFOS † Hermitage of Agios Neofytos Ecclesiastical •Geroskipou Anogyra Agios Georgios Museum of • Alamanou Agios Neofytos •Acheleia •Prastio Monastery Episkopi • Kolossi • LEMESOS • MonasteryofAgiaNapa Kourion Agios Nikolaos ton Gaton Church of Panagia Angeloktisti, Kiti village Agios Spyridon. Agios Epifanios Chapel of Conversion to Christianity of the first Five aisled Basilica, Panagia Chapel of Apostolos Varnavas, Church of Agios Antonios, Roman Governor of Paphos, Proconsul Chrysopolitissa, Kato Paphos. Apostolos Varnavas, Archbishopric Palace Kellia Sergios Paulus, by Apostles Paul and Preaching of Apostles Paul and Agios Lazaros. Archbishopric Palace Barnabas (45 A.D.) Barnabas (45 A.D.) Silver gilded 16th century. oil burning lamp, 96X67 cm. 19th century, Monastery of Ecclesiastical Kykkos Museum Agios Nikolaos Museum of the ton Gaton, Agios Lazaros Akrotiri Church Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Museum of Cultural Heritage of Kaminaria Icon Collection of Agridia village Makarios III Foundation, Nicosia village Τel.: 99720503 Archbishop Kyprianou Square, Tel.: 25462360 Byzantine Museum of Pedoulas P.O.Box 21269, 1505 Nicosia. Tel: 22430008 Ecclesiastical Museum of Kyperounta village Τel.: 22953636 Byzantine Museum of Pafos Τel.: 25532253, 25813204 Church Museum of Koilani village 5 Andrea Ioannou Str., Pafos. Tel: 26931393 Sacristy of Lofou village Τel.: 25470018, 99345438, 99209565 Byzantine Museum of the Auxiliary Bishop Τel.: 25470325 Church Museum of Vasa Koilani of Arsinoe, Peristerona, Pafos Museum of Agios Neofytos Monastery Τel.: 25944227 Agios Mamas Church of Agios Mamas, Hermitage Tel: 26352515 Τel.: 26652481 Icon Collection of Panagia Katholiki Church Sotira Museum of Byzantine Heritage, Palaichori Icon Collection of Panagia Chrysorrogiatissa in Pelendri Tel.: 22643012 Monastery Tel.: 25550038 Icon Collection of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Τel.: 26722457 Ecclesiastical Museum of Agios Lazaros Monastery Sacristy of Macheras Monastery Church Τel.: 22952659 Τel.: 22359334 Τel.: 24652498 “The 15th century chronicler Leontios Machairas called Cyprus a holy island due to the large number of her Church’s Saints and Kykkos Monastery Museum Icon Collection of Arsos Church Museum of Sotira village, Famagusta District Τel: 22942736 Τel.: 99483881 Martyrs. With great pride Machairas writes in his Chronicle about Τel.: 23823932, 99567463 the host of Saints that originated from his country: “It is necessary Icon Collection of Prodromos Sacristy of Timios Stavros Church, Omodos Sacristy of Paralimni to boast about this holy island but as much as I do, I do not wish to Τel.: 25462636, 25462063 Τel.: 25422833, 25421795 Τel.: 99416618 lie”. The list of Saints that were either born in Cyprus or born abroad Icon Collection of Lemithou village Ecclesiastical Museum of Agros village and then came to Cyprus and who pleased God with their holy lives Τel.: 25462651 Τel.: 25521445, Fax: 25521484 or became martyrs in the name of Christianity, is indeed a long one. Considering the island’s small size, and its population, the Church of Cyprus may boast that, compared to other Churches, it offered a larger number of Saints and Martyrs.” “Cyprus the Holy Island”, Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus, Published by the Holy Archbishopric of Cyprus, Nicosia 1997, p. 7. Pilgrimage Tour Location Monument PILGRIMAGE TOUR Occupied Salamis Archaeological site of the Roman town Occupied Engomi Monastery of Agios Varnavas REVERENTIAL WORSHIP the cyprus of apostles Larnaka Church of Agios Lazaros Kiti Church of Panagia Angeloktisti Location Μonument OF THE HOLY CROSS PAVLOS and VARNAVAS Amathous Early Christian basilicas Stavrovouni Μonastery of Timios Stavros IN CYPRUS Kourion Early Christian basilicas Tochni Church of Timios Stavros Pafos Early Christian basilicas Lefkara Church of Timios Stavros Agios Georgios Pegeia Early Christian basilicas Pelendri Church of Timios Stavros Κouka Church of Timios Stavros Αnogyra Μonastery of Timios Stavros Omodos Μonastery of Timios Stavros Τsada Μonastery of Timios Stavros Μinthis ΑB C Location Monument WEST Lefkosia (Nicosia) Peristerona Church