Steps from Episkopi’s community square stands the Church of Agiou Spyridona, a compact yet luminous sanctuary completed in 2015 to replace a ruined medieval chapel discovered on the same site.
Saint Spyridon in Cyprus
Saint Spyridon was a third-century shepherd and bishop famed for humility and miracles. After defending Orthodox doctrine at the Council of Nicaea, he returned to Cyprus, where stories of healings and multiplied loaves spread quickly. Though his relics now rest in Corfu, his spiritual legacy remains deeply Cypriot.
Architectural Notes
The new church follows the single-aisle hall plan common to rural chapels, with a tiled roof and a stone bellcote echoing fifteenth-century models. A modern iconostasis features the saint holding a fired brick, symbolising his famous defence of the Trinity.
Feast and Community Life
On 12 December, the feast of Saint Spyridon, the parish celebrates an evening Divine Liturgy followed by a street fair where local families sell homemade sweets. Proceeds fund scholarships for neighbourhood children, turning memory into action.
Visitors are welcome daily. A small kiosk offers beeswax candles and olive and wood crosses. The parish office can arrange guided tours for groups interested in the excavation story and the church’s role in supporting displaced families.
Takeaway: Built on resurrected foundations, the Church of Agiou Spyridona is a sign that faith, like its patron, continues to work quiet miracles, binding history, charity, and community into one hopeful future.