Cave Churches, Catacombs, and House churches

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  Soli House Church

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  Ayios Saranta–Cave of the 40 Saints

  http://ringofchrist.com/ayios-saranta-cave-of-the-40-saints/ Entrance to the Cave Church There are two different versions why the church cave has the name: The Holy Forty. Some believed the large…

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  St Hilarion – Nea Paphos

  http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/st-hilarion-nea-paphos/ In 1998 Italian archaeologists began work in the northwest area of Nea-Paphos UNESCO World Heritage Site (“Garrison’s Camp.”) Among other things the area excavated…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…