![]() (This information has been provided by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition -Larnaca). Michaelides from Larnaca – which is a short but comprehensive historical guide, concerning the history of the church. For the sake of the many visitors and pilgrims, we publish this small book -a work of Mr. This church, is the most important monument of our town and, at the same time, one of the most important pilgrimages in Cyprus. The coming of Saint Lazarus to Kition is indicated by relative local traditions and, chiefly, by the ancient and magnificent byzantine church which is built over his tomb. Larnaca, ancient Kition, is historically connected with three important personalities of the ancient world: the Stoic philosopher Zeno (who was born here), the Athenian general Kimon (who died here while fighting against the Persians for the freedom of Cyprus), and Saint Lazarus, the friend of Christ, who, being persecuted, left Judea and came to Cyprus where he lived the rest of his life as the first bishop of Kition. The following are four Metropolitans of the island of Cyprus: Chrysostom of Paphos, Chrysostomos of Kition, and Paulos of Kerinya (occupied part, he is residing in Nicosia), and Chrysanthos of Limassol. The Episcopal Seat is under Archbishop Chrysostom of New Justina and Cyprus. Barnabas the Apostle in 46 A.D., and was under the Jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem up until 325, and then became Autocephalous in 413. The Orthodox Church in Cyprus was founded by St. This information is presented at the end of this web site. Lazarus while he was on the island on Cyprus. ![]() The Virgin Mary the Theotokos also visited St. ![]() Lazarus left Bethany, and lived on the island of Cyprus, and who eventually became a Bishop of Kition, which is now called Larnaca. So now I would like piously to share with you spiritually this information I have discovered after St. Lazarus which indeed pleased me spiritually. Lazarus after he left Jerusalem, sadly enough I have not been to this island.Īt this time I do however correspond with a kind servant of our Lord named Dejan Janjic who lives on the island of Cyprus, and this good servant of our Lord Dejan has kindly shared with me information about St. When I did become a parish priest I also desired to visit Cyprus to learn more about the life of St. Martha and Mary had met our Lord upon describing the repose of Lazarus. Lazarus in Bethany on both occasions, as well as the spot where Ss. Thanks be to God, I was able to make a holy pilgrimage two times to the Holy Land, and I was able to visit the tomb of St. Lazarus, and the place he lived with his sisters Ss. Lazarus spiritually uplifted me (read: John 11:1-44 12:10-11 and Acts 11:19), and I had always desired to go to the Holy Land in Jerusalem to visit the holy places of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as to visit the tomb of St. At a very young age and while I prepared for the holy Priesthood the lesson in the holy Gospel in regards to St.
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