Church of Panagia Theoskepasti

[1] Its history starts back in the 10th century AD when the island of Cyprus was part of the Byzantine Empire.

Theoskepasti church, due to its position, could easily be discerned by invading Arabs, during their raids.

However, according to a legend the church was veiled with dark clouds of fog and rendered invisible as soon as the Saracens approached it.

Due to this legend the church got the name "Theoskepasti" from the Greek words "Theos" and "skepazo" which mean "God" and "to veil" respectively.

According to another tradition, when once a Saracen managed to enter the church and tried to steal the golden candle, divine power cut off his hands.