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	HOLY MONASTERY OF KYKKOS
		The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081 - 1118).
		During the procession of the icon from the coast to the Troodos mountains, according to legend, the trees, participating in the welcoming ceremonies, were piously bending their trunks and branches.
		The "golden girl'' is, without a doubt, the icon of the Virgin while the monastery is the Holy Royal and Stavropegiac Monastery of Kykkos which has been sheltering the icon for over nine hundred years.
	www.kykkos-museum.cy.net /eg-istoriko.html (639 words)

	Kykkos-1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The monastery is known under the name of Kykkos or the 'Mother of God of Kykkos", but it is still not known where this name comes from.
		Historical sources indicate that Kykkos was founded at the end of the eleventh century by the Byzantine ruler Alexios Komnenos I.
		For many centuries it is said to have brought about numerous miracles within the monastery, and right down to the present it is the pride and symbol for the salvation of Cyprus.
	www.kypros.org /Sxetikos/Monastiria/KykkosE-1.htm (874 words)

	GoldenCyprus-Troodos Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Originally a monastery, it is a complex of two churches and a chapel of various dates.
		It is completely painted with murals dating from the 11th to the 17th century and is considered as one of the most interesting Byzantine churches on the island.
		It was built in the 16th century as a monastery church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and founded by deacon Ioannis Kourdalis, according to the inscription.
	www.goldencyprus.com /uk/placestovisit/trochu.html (1038 words)

	Fullscreen QTVR - Panagia tou Kykkou
		Kykkos Monastery was founded in AD 1100 by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081 - 1118) and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
		The monastery was founded by the Byzantines in 1092 and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
		It is now the richest monastery on the island and holds one of the three surviving icons ascribed to Saint Luke.
	www.fullscreenqtvr.com /panagia_cyprus (177 words)

	Kykkos monastery
		The Kykkos monastery, which lies 20 km west of Pedoulas, is the most famous monastery in Cyprus.
		The Kykkos monastery was built in 1100 and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
		The monastery is 1318 meters high on a mountain in the north west Troodos Mountains.
	www.mlahanas.de /Cyprus/Geo/KykkosMonastery.html (121 words)

	Monasteries
		The monastery of Ayios Heraklidhios, near the archaelogical site of Tamassos(about 20 km west of Nicosia), was founded about 400 AD on the grave of the holy Heraklidhios.
		Kykkos was founded in the 11th century but unfortunately it has been burned down several times and there are no reminders of the original building, in contrast to the other Cypriot monasteries.
		Near this famous monastery is the monument to Archbishop Makarios III, the first president of the Republic of Cyprus.
	www.cyprusexplorer.com /Monasteries.htm (488 words)

	Byzantine art and architecture in the Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus
		Kykkos Monastery is the most famous and richest Byzantine monastery in Cyprus.
		The example of Byzantine art and architecture at Kykkos Monastery is a memorable sight to the eye for its intense and rich decoration and ornamentation both in the form of window mural and mural wall painting.
		The monastery has undergone a complete renovation in recent times and the majority of the Byzantine art to be seen refers to the Holy Cross and St Helena's life.
	www.rent-a-villa-in-paphos.com /Byzantine-art-and-architecture.html (941 words)

	Kykkos Monastery / Tomb of President Archbishop Makarios, Troodos
		Worth visiting is the Kykko Monastery, founded in 1100, with an icon said to have been painted by St Luke.
		The monastery received an icon of the Virgin Mary painted by St Luke.
		The icon is the main attraction of the monastery and in 1997 it was even claimed that the Virgin Mary began to cry, an event that was lauded as a modern miracle.
	www.planetware.com /nicosia/troodos-kykkos-monastery-tomb-of-president-archbishop-makarios-cy-nic-kykko.htm (371 words)

	Kykkos Monastery - Churches, Temples & Mosques in Cyprus pictures on Worldisround (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Churches, Temples & Mosques in Cyprus - travel photos - The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century...
		According to tradition, hermit Esaias was living in a cave on the mountain of Kykkos.
		One day, the Byzantine governor of the island Manuel Voutoumites, who was spending the summer at a village of Marathasa because of the heat of the season, went into the forest to hunt.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/19778/text.html (654 words)

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		The monastery of Panayia tou Sinti is builded at the West site of the river "Kseros" and is part of Kykkos Monastery.
		There is not clear historical report about the exact time that the monastery was builded, but it is mentioned for first time, at the end of the 16th century.
		After this year the monastery was abandoned and the distruction had started and completed at 1953 when a great earthquake had happened.
	www.cytop.net /csg/restoration.html (208 words)

	GoldenCyprus-Nicosia Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Founded by two monks in 1148, when an icon of the Virgin Mary was found in a nearby cave, the monastery is set in a picturesque dip in the Machairas mountains.
		Following a grant by Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation the vestry of Machairas monastery which is housed in the monastery basement, has been renovated and consists of the original cells of the monks as well as stables and storage areas which were restored specifically for this purpose.
		The monastery, founded in 400 AD, was destroyed and rebuilt several times until Archbishop Chrysanthos renovated the church and cells in 1773.
	www.goldencyprus.com /uk/placestovisit/nicchu.html (608 words)

	Father Demetrios Serfes - Monasticism In Cyprus
		The Monastery of St. Nicholas tis Stegis is the 11th century on the evidence of the first wall painting in the church.
		The monastery, which is situated in the region of Marathasa, was founded sometime between the close of the 11th century and beginning of the 12th century during the reign of the Emperor Alexios I. Komnenos (1080-118 A.D.), when his representatives in Cyprus was Manuel Vutomites.
		In the 13th century were founded the Monastery of Kantara, known by the account of the martyrdom of the 13 monks in 1231 and the monastery of Panayia at Pallouriotissa, which no longer exist.
	www.serfes.org /orthodox/cyprus.htm (4610 words)

	Panagia tou Kykkou (Kykkos Monastery)
		Description: Kykkos Monastery, which is located 20km (12 miles) west of Pedoulas village in the Kykkos Mountains, is the largest and most famous monastery in Cyprus.
		Founded in AD 1100 by the Byzantine emperor Alexios Komnenos, the monastery is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is home to one of the three surviving icons painted by the Apostle Luke.
		Kykkos Monastery is ornately decorated and covered in a silver gilt, enclosed in a tortoiseshell shrine.
	www.faredealstravel.com /EWorldGuide/touristattractions/attractions/kym/kym.htm (273 words)

	Anglican Communion News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The International Commission of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in the Holy Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos, in Cyprus, from Thursday, June 2nd - Wednesday, June 8th, 2005, as guests of the Church of Cyprus and of the Most Revd Bishop Nikiforos of Kykkos, the Abbot of the monastery.
		In 2003, at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, the Commission began its current round of study on the subject of the ministries of women and men in the Church, of questions of Heresy and Schism, and of Reception.
		In Kykkos, the Commission completed the work on these Agreed Statements, and will meet next year to finalise the text of the complete cycle of Statements agreed in the current phase from 1989 to date in preparation for publication.
	www.anglicancommunion.org /acns/articles/39/75/acns3988.cfm (543 words)

	About Cyprus - Troodos
		Kykko Monastery is the most famous and richest monastery in Cyprus.
		At his own wish he was buried at Throni, 3 km west of the Monastery, and not far form his native village of Panagia.
		The Museum of Kykkos, www.kykkos-museum.cy.net, houses an important collection of consecrated vessels and Cypriot antiquities.
	www.cyprusproperty-4sale.com /troodos.asp (221 words)

	Catholic World News : Weeping Icons Draw Thousands To Cyprus
		KYKKOS MONASTERY, Cyprus (CWN) - Tens of thousands of the faithful and the curious are streaming to the island of Cyprus to see centuries-old icons in a Greek Orthodox monastery shed tears.
		A 15th century icon of the Virgin Mary pressing to her face the hand of the Infant Jesus has drawn more than 20,000 people since the traces of tears were noticed flowing from the Virgin's right eye down her red robe.
		Officials of the 10th century Kykkos Monastery say that in the beginning of February a young novice saw that the icon had started to weep.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=4318 (182 words)

	Photo Gallery 2002
		The church of Panagia Tou Sinti monastery from courtyard
		Sadly photography is not permitted in the remarkable church, and is rigorously enforced.
		Kykkos bell tower by the road above the monastery.
	www.gmayor.com /photo.htm (426 words)

	Financial Mirror
		Kykkos Monastery, with the help of the Armenian Church of Cyprus and the Orthodox Metropolis of Lebanon, is coordinating a plan to distribute humanitarian aid to all the areas being bombed by Israel in Lebanon.
		The collection of the humanitarian aid for the victims of the Lebanon war began on Tuesday and will be held at various points in the government controlled areas of Cyprus by the Department of Humanitarian Aid of the Kykkos Monastery and the Armenian Church of Cyprus.
		The event was held in the presence of Archbishop of the Armenian Church in Cyprus Varoujan, the representative of the Armenian religious group in the House of Representatives Vartkes Mahtesian and Lebanon's Consular in Nicosia Sharbel Macaron.
	www.financialmirror.com /more_news.php?id=4417 (278 words)

	Hercules Travel - Excursions
		In the monastery chapel you will find the icon of the Virgin Mary, painted by St Luke.
		We will visit the Tomb of Archbishop and President Makarios III, which is located near the monastery on a higher point - the Archbishop chose his own burial place, overlooking Kykko where he trained as a monk.
		Please Note: Visitors to all monasteries are requested to be properly dressed - shoulders and knees must be covered and no shorts or cut-off trousers are allowed.
	www.hercules-travel.com /excursions.htm (1105 words)

	Tour Cyprus - Troodos Mountains - Kykkos Monastery
		Continuing our journey we will visit the richest, largest and most famous monastery on Cyprus the Kykkos Monastery, founded in the 12th century and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
		We also visit the Tomb of the first president of Cyprus, the Archbishop Makarios III.
		NB Visitors to all monasteries are requested to be properly dressed.
	www.tour-cyprus.co.uk /troodos.htm (209 words)

	Troodos Mountains - Kykkos Monastery
		We'll continue through more pine forests, pass by the Marathasa valley and we'll arrive at the richest, largest and the most famous monastery of the island, Kykkos Monastery founded in the 12th century, dedicated to Virgin Mary and known for an icon of the mother of God believed to have been painted by St. Luke.
		Note: Visitors to all monasteries are requested to be properly dressed.
		In the winter period Kykkos Monastery will be visited depending on weather conditions otherwise another monastery will be visited.
	www.avraamtours.com /en/tours/01.html (176 words)

	Eman Travel
		On this tour Kykkos Monastery is the main attraction.
		The monastery was founded by the Byzantines in 1092
		His tomb is set among the pine forest of the Troodos foothills, 3Km west of Kykkos Monastery, where he
	www.emantravel.com /article.php?id=72 (169 words)

	Kykkos Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Kykkos Monastery, founded in 1100, was the best known and largest monastery in Cyprus.
		It was situated high on a mountain about 30 km north-west from Mount Olympos.
		Presently, not many youths become monks, so the monastery was largely empty, and much work and maintenance had to be performed by outside contractors.
	www.baden.nu /public_html_index/Mediterranean/Kykkos_Monastery.html (115 words)

	DAILY TOUR TO TROODOS/KYKKO MONASTERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		We’ll be passing through picturesque mountain villages and pine forests, we’ll stop at the centre of Troodos Mountains: the central square, 1750m above sea level, then onto Marathasa valley where we’ll arrive at the largest, richest and most famous monastery of the island, Kykkos Monastery founded in the 12
		Century and dedicated to Virgin Mary, well known for an icon of the mother of God believed to have been painted by St. Luke.
		The tour will be followed by a stop off for lunch at Kykko restaurant.
	www.emu.edu.tr /dausen/events/TROODOS_eng.htm (331 words)

	NOESIS - A European funded project
		The Museum of Kykkos Monastery was founded in 1990 under the auspices of the Hygoumen of the Kykkos Monastery one of the biggest and oldest monasteries of Cyprus.
		It is organized in a very modern system according to contemporary museological rules.
		The library will give access to its collection for digitisation and will provide relevant local historical information.
	www.eunoesis.org /mkm.php (155 words)

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		Pass by the largest water dam, through picturesque mountain villages and pine forests.
		Visit the Marathasa valley and arrive at the Kykkos Monastery founded in the 12th century.
		In winter, Kykkos Monastery will be replaced by a visit to another monastery.
	www.tcindia.com /Holidays/TCI_HolidayTours.asp?Tourid=337 (354 words)

	Top 10 List Cyprus
		The children are well-taken care of by trained staff, so just sit back and relax.
		Kykkos Monastery is the most famous and richest monastery in Cyprus.
		The Museum of Kykkos, houses an important collection of consecrated vessels and Cypriot antiquities.
	www.topworld.com /europe/goxpage00003867.html (983 words)

	Troodos,Kykkos monastery Tours in Larnaca,Cyprus
		We''ll first meet all together, so we can inform you properly of what you are about to visit.
		Then we''ll make a move to Kykko monastery and from then we''ll move to the mythological Mount Olympus.
		We will return to Kilani village for lunch and after that we will return via Limassol to Lefkara village which is also the last stop in the tour.
	www.best4hostels.com /troodos_kykkos_monastery_cyprus.htm (151 words)

	Level II- Cycling
		Advanced riding skills, bike control and sporting condtions are the requirements for this program.
		After visiting the Kykkos Monastery, eastwards we reach Prodromos, the top of the pass, and the 1.912 m high OLYMPUS, the highest mountain in Cyprus.
		Here we leave the asphalt road and follow ancient paths along the streams of the Troodos to enjoy the fascinating final cycle towards the south coast.
	www.holiday2cyprus.co.uk /cy2l.htm (460 words)

	Kykkos Monastery 1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Kykkos Monastery 1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Mosaic in the Kykkos Monastery, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus.
		Hope you don't mind me blogging this picture at mosaik.wordpress.com.
	www.flickr.com /photos/coastal/82129085 (116 words)

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