The country church of Agia Eleni and Agios Constantinos
Another small but noteworthy country church
is that of Agia Eleni and Agios Constantinos, found a little bit
outside the village, over a small hill next to the beach.
The Vasiliko Cement Industry built the church around 1995. It is
a small country church made of stone and is dedicated to St. Helen
because there lies "Vasilopotamos" (Royal River) that
-according to tradition -is the landing place where St. Helen arrived
in Cyprus, transferring Holy Wood (part from the Holy Cross) to
the Stavrovouni monastery. Worth noting is the icon screen of the
country church, carved out of wood and made in the Stavrovouni monastery.
Mr Paschalis Paschalides, former executive president of the Vasiliko
Cement Industry, personally assumed the cost for the making of the
icon screen. |