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The Monastery of Panagia Chrysorrogiatissa

The Monastery of Panagia Chrysorogiatissa was founded by the monk Ignatios in 1152, during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus, following the discovery of the icon of the Virgin on the shores of Paphos, which according to tradition is one among the seventy known to have been painted by Apostle and Evangelist Luke. Despite being one of the most famous pilgrimage destinations of Cyp…

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  • Greek Orthodox Monastery

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  • monasteries (built complexes)

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