Tala, Cyprus

Tala (Greek: Τάλα) is a large suburban village 6 km north of Paphos, Cyprus.

In his book 'Historic Cyprus' (second edition 1947), Rupert Gunnis (at that time Inspector of Antiquities on the island) wrote: The Church of St. Catherine is a large and well-built edifice in the Byzantine style, with a central dome.

A year ago or so two completely unnecessary doors were pierced in the south wall.

There are considerable remains of frescoes on the west wall, more especially of the Judgement, and also three heads of animals with water gushing from their mouths, representing the sources of three rivers, perhaps the Jordan, Tigris, and Euphrates.

Founders' tombs remain on the north and south walls, with traces of painting in their arches.

Church of St Catherine, Tala