Helena, mother of Constantine, landed in Cyprus in 327AD at the newly built monastery of St. Nicolas, founded in 325AD, on her way back from…

The Early Christian History of Cyprus
Helena, mother of Constantine, landed in Cyprus in 327AD at the newly built monastery of St. Nicolas, founded in 325AD, on her way back from…
She brought it and other relics with her from the Holy Land, including a piece of rope that bound Christ, still stained with His blood,…
The St. Barnabas Monastery that is on site today is from the 1750’s. It has an icon museum in the church and an archaeological museum…