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  • Area of Effect Map of the Great Earthquake of 365 AD

    The Great Earthquake of 365 A.D.

    In the early morning of June 21, a catastrophic earthquake hit Cyprus and all of the eastern Mediterranean in three waves, just seconds apart.  It…

  • Iconocastis at St Barnabas Monastery

    Early Saints of Cyprus

    Cyprus is known as the 'Island of Saints' for a good reason. Hundreds of saints often recognized by both the Eastern and Western Apostolic churches…

  • Mosaic of Constantine

    Constantine and Chi-Rho

    Constantine was made Emperor of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire after he won the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 27, 312. On the…

  • Caves and Catacombs

    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…

  • Chi Rho: The Monogram of Christ

    Chi-Rho – The Monogram of Christ

    Chi Rho – The Divine Symbol revealed to Constantine, and also found on the bronze ring at Kourion. The Chi-Rho Symbol etched into the Bronze…

  • Monasteries

    The world's first recorded long distance road trip by automobile took place in Germany in August 1888 when Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz,…