False Entrance to the House Church, in Soli Basilica

House Church of Soloi

http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/soloi-house-church/ Ancient Soloi is located on Morphour Bay in the northwest part of the island; it covered a large area that is still not fully…

Ayia Thekla Cave Chapel

http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/ayia-thekla-cave-chapel/ Icon of Ayia Thekla at St Barnabas Monastery Ayia Thekla Cave Chapel in CyprusAyia Thekla Cave Chapel The small cave chapel of St. Thekla…

Chrysokava Catacombs, seen from Kyrenia Castle

Chrysokava Catacomb in Kyrenia

http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/chrysokava-catacomb-kyrenia/ Cave Church of Kyrenia drawn in the late 19th Century 19th Century Sketch of underground church at Kyrenia The catacombs are located just east…

St. Barnabas Catacomb – The Tomb of a Saint

http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/st-barnabas-catacomb/ The Coffin of St Barnabas According to Acts of Barnabas, the saint was martyred in 61AD in Salamis and hidden in a cave outside…

Mosaic of St Mark at Ayia Sofia Cathedral

St Mark

While Mark was not from Cyprus, he did play a part in some major early Christian events on the island. He accompanied his cousin Barnabas…

Final resting place of the young Christian family, at the Kourion Museum

The Family

The skeletal remains of the family, a father, mother, and infant, were unearthed by Drs. David Soren and Jamie James and their team in 1987…