Church of Agia Faneromeni (Panagia Faneromeni) description and photos - Cyprus: Larnaca (Topic)

Church of Agia Faneromeni (Panagia Faneromeni) description and photos - Cyprus: Larnaca. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Panagia Faneromeni.

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Church of Agia Faneromeni, located in the heart of Larnaca, is one of the most revered Orthodox churches in the city. It was built quite recently - in the last century - on the site of a destroyed church from Byzantine times.

Right below Agia Faneromeni, there is an ancient tomb that was carved into a solid rock around the 8th century BC. It is believed that at a time when Christians were persecuted and persecuted, this place was used as a secret refuge, and at the same time a temple. Later, the cave turned into a place of pilgrimage, and over time, people started talking about the miracles that happened in this place - it is believed that by praying in Agia Faneromeni, you can be cured of many diseases. The locals even believe that, if you walk around the church three times and leave a part of your clothes or a lock of hair near the southern window, then headache and migraine will disappear without a trace.

Since the temple was very popular among tourists and pilgrims, the city authorities decided to build next to another, only larger. A new church in the Byzantine style was erected in 2006, just a couple of tens of meters from the old one.

This place gained even more fame after a couple of years ago in the Faneromeni area, ancient burials of the supposedly Phoenician period were discovered, and it is about VI-IV centuries BC. The underground tombs were found quite by accident during renovations in the city's sewer system. It was immediately suggested that they have a direct connection with the burials under the church of Agia Faneromeni. The discovery was truly sensational. Archaeological excavations continued there, and an underground museum is planned.

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