Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof

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The Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery that flourished in Kakopetria, Cyprus. The church is the only surviving Middle Byzantine katholikon in Cyprus during the 11th century and is not mentioned until the 13th century in surviving texts. St. Nicholas of the Roof prospered from the Middle Byzantine era until the beginning of Frankish rule, around the 12th century. Since Frankish rule the church remained open, but served as a small village church and a pilgrimage site. The church is one of the ten Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus.

Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00; Mo off
Phone: +357 22 922 583
Website: https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/discovercyprus/rural/sites-monuments/715-agios-nikolaos-tis-stegis-church

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