Church of Panagia Titiotissa
Feast day: September 8 and March 25
The church, as testified by the inscription near the western door, was rebuilt in 1892 on the site of two older churches. It is a single-aisled basilica covered by five cross vaults. The conch of the sanctuary is pentagonal on the outside and is covered by five pointed domes. The outer buttresses are connected to each other by pointed arches. The doors of the church with the pointed arches have a pediment and relief decoration. The bell tower, which was added in the early 20th century, is located at the southeast. The ceiling of the church is light blue in colour and is decorated with numerous golden stars. On the front of one of the arches is written the phrase: “HOLY HOLY HOLY LORD OF SABAOTH”. The church has a wooden gallery (gynaikonitis in Greek) supported by three arches. The iconostasis is a remarkable woodcarving example of the early 20th century. As the inscription of 1913 states, it was made by Taliadoros brothers from Omorfita.
The icons of the iconostasis from the beginning of the 20th century are the work of monks Nifon and Kyrillos. The church has a stone-built Holy Altar with a ciborium. The most valuable relic, however, is the double-faced icon from the 16th century, on the front of which the Virgin Mary is depicted with an inserted 15th-century icon of the Virgin “Titiotissa”. On the back is depicted the Crucifixion of Christ with a kneeling donor in the red frame of the scene. As the inscription states, the donor is monk Sophronios from the village of Monagroulli, who found the inlaid icon in 1561. The icon was painted by Loukas Tochnitis, considered one of the most important Cypriot painters of the 16th century. Other important icons dating from the 16th to the 20th century are also kept in the church. The feast day of the church is on the 8th of September and on the 25th of March.