Chrysosotiros church
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Also known as the Chrysosotiros church,[1] the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour[2] is a church in Larnaca, Cyprus.
It is located at the Plateia Mitropoleos.[3]
(At the church gate there is a nameplate, where the first word of its Greek name is, ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟΣ.)
Placement relative to the necropolis of Kition
"The necropolis [outside the city walls of the city-kingdom of Kition] extends from the Ayios Prodromos and the area of Ayios Ioannis "Pervolia" and "Mnimata" (Northern Necropolis) to Ayios Georghios Kontos and the Chrysosotiros church (Soteros quarter), (Western Necropolis)."[4]
It "is the most extensively investigated burial ground on the island of Cyprus".[5]
References
- ↑ The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition, Volume I
- ↑ According to the sign at the gate.
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- ↑ Excerpt of wall mounted text at Larnaca District Museum.
- ↑ The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition, Volume I
