The interior structure of the church is divided into three aisles with bulky double pillars and arched openings going through them. The church is an elongated building measuring 31.5 x 14.5 m with a tripartite sanctuary, semicircular apses internally and three-sided externally, and a five-sided apse in the center. Lazarus erected over Lazarus' tomb in the late 9th to early 10th centuries. In recompense to Larnaca for the translation, Emperor Leo had the Church of St. The transferred relics were later looted by the Fourth Crusade in the early 13th century and were brought to Marseille but subsequently lost. Emperor Leo VI of Byzantium had Lazarus' remains transferred to Constantinople in 898. In 890, a tomb was found in Larnaca bearing the inscription "Lazarus, four days dead, friend of Christ". Tradition says that the place of Lazarus' tomb was lost during the period of Arab rule beginning in 649. History and architecture Tomb of Saint Lazarus in the Church of St. The Church of Agios Lazaros was built over the reputed second tomb of Lazarus. He is said to have lived for thirty more years and on his death was buried there for the second and last time. There he was appointed by Paul the Apostle and Barnabas as the first Bishop of Kition (now Larnaca). According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, sometime after the Resurrection of Jesus, Lazarus was forced to flee Judea because of rumoured plots on his life and came to Cyprus. The Church of Saint Lazarus is named for New Testament figure Lazarus of Bethany, the subject of a miracle recounted in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus raises him from the dead. It belongs to the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church. The Church of Saint Lazarus ( Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Λαζάρου, Ierós Naós Agíou Lazárou) is a late-9th century church in Larnaca, Cyprus. (not all having been removed to Constantinople apparently.) During the subsequent renovations of the church, human remains were discovered in a marble Sarcophagus under the altar, and were identified as part of the Saint's relics. In 1589 the Ottomans sold it back to the Orthodox and for the next 200 years was used for both Orthodox and Catholic services.Ī fire in the 1970 damaged much of the interior, including extensive damage to a section of the iconostasis together with the corresponding icons. In every rule the church had new additions to the exterior and interior designs. On the upcoming centuries the church became Roman Catholic under the rule of Francs and Venetes and under the Ottoman rule became a Mosque. The transferred relics were later looted by the fourth crusade in early 13th century ans were brought to Marseilles but subsequently lost.Ĭhurch of Saint Lazarus is one of the three Byzantium Churches which survived in Cyprus. The transfer was apostrophized by Bishop of Ceasarea Arethas, and is commemorated by the Orthodox church each year on October 17. The remains were transfered to Constantinople in 898 by Emperor Leo VI of Byzantium. After 240 years in 890, a tomb was found in Larnaca bearing the inscription "Lazarus, four days dead, friend of Christ". Tradition says that the place of Lazarus tomb was lost during the period of Arab rule. The church of Agios Lazaros was built over the reputed (second) tomb of Lazarus. Here he was appointed by Paul and Barnabas as the first Bishop of Kition (present-day Larnaca) he is said to have lived for thirty more years and on his death was buries here for the second and last time. According to Orthodox tradition, sometime after the Resurrection of Christ, Lazarus was forced to flee Judea because of rumored plots on his life and came to Cyprus. It is named from Lazarus of Bethany in which Jesus raises him from the dead. Saint Lazarus Church is a late 19th century church located in the heart of Larnaka City.
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