Church of saint Iakovos (James) the Persian
Feast day: November 27
The church was built in 1895 on the site of an older one, parts of which were incorporated into the present building (north wall). Thus, the inscription on the walls of the gallery (gynaikonitis in Greek) dated 1794, as well as the inauguration by the Metropolitan of Kition which took place in 1825 (inscription transcribed on a modern slab), refer to the earlier church. It is a single-aisled church with cross vaults and a five-sided external conch covered by pointed domes. The outer buttresses are connected to each other by semicircular arches. The church has five doors: two on the north and south sides and one on the west. In addition to the large windows on all sides, light enters the church from the rectangular apertures of the superstructure and the conch. The doorframes have a relief decoration.
The church has a wooden gallery, which was built in 1905, as the inscription mentions. The stone-carved belfry at the south-east end was built a little later, in 1909, as is noted below the relief of the Good Shepherd. It was repaired in 1970 and most recently in 2012. In the blind arch of the north wall, saint James the Persian is depicted with four scenes of his martyrdom. It is a work of Ioannis Kornaros, which was repainted later. The walls of the church were partially decorated in 1990. It has a remarkable wood-carved Holy Altar of 1908 and an iconostasis of 1936, as well as important icons dating from the 18th to the 20th century. The feast day of the church is on the 27th of November.