Church of saint Georgios

Feast day: April 23

The main church of Vavla is a single-aisled, domed basilica with a four-sided conch. At the southeast end is the stone carved bell tower. On its lowest level, in a three-lobed alcove, are the stone slabs inscribed with the names of the persons who have contributed to its reconstruction (1926) and its repair (1988). The three entrances of the church are decorated in relief. At the top of the southern entrance is a decorative relief. At the top of the southern entrance is a decorative relief. 

The buttresses are connected by pointed arches. The arched windows have decorative frames from local stone. Inside, the keys of the cross vaults have sculptural decoration, painted at a later date. The church has a wooden nave (gynaikonitis in Greek). Within the church are two built-in slabs. The first states that the renovation of the church was inaugurated on 24 August 1903 by Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Kition and later Archbishop of Cyprus, Kyrillos I. The two slabs mention in total the names of six donors. The church owns important icons, dating from the 16th to the 20th century. The feast day of the church is on the 23rd of April.

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