The Kourion Basilica was built in the early 5th century on the foundation of a pagan temple at the edge of a cliff overlooking the…

The Early Christian History of Cyprus
The Kourion Basilica was built in the early 5th century on the foundation of a pagan temple at the edge of a cliff overlooking the…
Icon of St Epiphanios Epiphanios was the Bishop of Salamis from 368 to 403 AD; it is believed that it was during this period the…
The basilica of Paphos represented Cypriot Byzantine Art and Architecture at its finest and gave Paphos a new religious identity, for the basilica was one…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/ Cave Churches, Catacombs, and House Churches Cave churches and catacombs are found all around Cyprus, and perhaps there is also evidence of one or…