Miraculous Icon of Our Lady
The icon of Panagia Rodon to Amaranto, which is located in the church, is considered to be miraculous. The image shows Christ and the Virgin Mary wearing crowns on their heads, with the Virgin holding a rose.
The village of Kato Koutrafas is located a few kilometres after Astromeritis to Troodos. It is an abandoned village and its few inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. The church of the village is dedicated to the Virgin Mary of Chryseleousa and was built in the late 18th century. Inside, it has a magnificent iconostasis, which was built in 1927 by a great master of the era, Euripides.
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Frescoes - Icons
Ikonofyakio (Pictorial)
On the south side of the monastery of Agios Ioannis Lambadistis, there is the ikonofylakio (pictorial), which has heirlooms of the entire community of Kalopanayiotis. Some of the items are invaluable, ancient and unique. All the items have their own si
Murals of the Agios Sozomenos Church
The church of Agios Sozomenos is located in the centre of the old village of Galata. It was built and frescoed in 1513, with the financial support of fourteen inhabitants of the village. Their names, as well as the professions of some of them, refer to
Murals of the Church of Archangel Michael
The church of Archangel Michael is a wood-chapel church dating from the 16th century and is very close to the church of Panagia Podithou. Of particular interest is the landmark inscribed above the northern entrance where the devotee is pictured with hi
Murals of the Church of Panagia Podithou
At the dawn of the 16th century, in 1502, the frescoes of the Panagia of Podithou Church in Galata, with Italian-Byzantine-style frescoes, are considered as a stage in the evolution of art in Cyprus. Its main features are bright colours and third-dimen
