![]() On Lazarus Saturday, eight days before Easter, the icon of Saint Lazarus is taken in procession through the streets of Larnaca. During the subsequent renovations of the church, on November 2, 1972, human remains were discovered in a marble sarcophagus under the altar, and were identified as part of the saint's relics (not all having been removed to Constantinople, apparently). The iconostasis has been partially restored and was re-plated with gold between 19. Some of the wood-carved furniture (including a Rococo pulpit on one pillar for Catholic use) and icons on the walls are from the 17th century.Ī fire in 1970 damaged much of the interior, including extensive damage to a section of the iconostasis together with the corresponding icons. Icon painter Hatzimichael completed the iconography of the iconostasis in 1797. There he was appointed by Paul and Barnabas as the first Bishop of Kition (present-day Larnaca). According to Orthodox tradition, sometime after the Resurrection of Christ, Lazarus was forced to flee Judea because of rumoured plots on his life and came to Cyprus. Some of the icons were painted towards the end of the 18th century by Michael Proskynetes from Marathasa. The Church of Saint Lazarus is a late-9th century church in Larnaca. The iconostasis was gold-plated between 17. The woodcarving of the unique baroque iconostasis of the church was done between 17 by Chatzisavvas Taliadorou. ![]() In 1857, after the Ottoman authorities again allowed Cypriot churches to have bell towers, the church's bell-tower was rebuilt in a Latinate style. The porch bears traces of Greek, Latin, and French inscriptions. For the next two hundred years it was used for both Orthodox and Catholic services. In 1589, the Ottomans sold it back to the Orthodox, probably because of its Christian cemetery. The three imposing domes of this Orthodox Basilica Church and the original bell tower were destroyed, probably in the first years of Ottoman rule (1571 AD), when the church was turned into a mosque. A stone covered portico ( stoa) of Gothic style was added on its south side during this time. Under Frankish and Venetian rule (the 13th to 16th centuries), the church became Roman Catholic. The church has an open porch, from which steps descend into the church. The stonework of the church consists mainly of square limestone block about a meter in thickness. These pillars bear the weight of the domes thus forming the central aisle while the north and south aisles bear a semi-cylindrical roof, intersected by cross-vaults. The interior structure of the church is divided into three aisles with bulky double pillars and arched openings going through them. The church is an elongated building measuring 31.5 x 14.5 m with a tripartite sanctuary, semicircular apses internally and three-sided externally and a five-sided apse in the center. Lazarus erected over Lazarus' tomb in the late 9th to early 10th centuries. In recompense to Larnaca for the translation, Emperor Leo had the Church of St.
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