Our Sacred Churches
The sacred places of Episkopi are places of prayer, worship and community life. Below you will find concise, documented information about the Church of Saint Paraskevi, the Chapel of Saint Hermogenes, the Chapel of Saint Spyridon and the Church of Christ the Good Shepherd, which is currently being completed.
Chapel of Saint Hermogenes
On the eastern foothills of the hill of Kourion stands the katholikon of an older monastery. It is a barrel-vaulted, two-aisled church, and the larnax of the Saint is in the north aisle. According to Church tradition, his holy relic arrived by sea near Kourion.
Key Themes:
Katholikon of an older monastery, the larnax of the Saint and Church tradition concerning the arrival of the holy relic by sea.
Feast Day:
October 5
Church of Saint Paraskevi, Episkopi
The Church of Saint Paraskevi is the parish church of Episkopi and stands in the central square. The parish commemorates Saint Paraskevi the Virgin-Martyr on 26 July.
Key Themes: Parish church of Episkopi; a place of Divine Liturgy, prayer and sacramental life.
Feast Day: July 26
Church of Christ the Good Shepherd, Episkopi
The Church of Christ the Good Shepherd in Episkopi is currently being completed. Its dedication refers to the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the Good Shepherd (John 10:11). The community continues its effort to complete the church.
Key Themes: Currently being completed in Episkopi and dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd.
Chapel of Saint Spyridon
West of the locality known as “Foinitzin” stands the single-aisled, barrel-vaulted Chapel of Saint Spyridon, built in the twenty-first century. It adjoins an older, single-room Latin cemetery chapel, of which the foundations and low sections of the outer walls survive.
Key Themes: A twenty-first-century chapel adjoining an older Latin cemetery chapel.
Feast Day: December 12