Stavrovouni Monastery (Σταυροβούνι)

The Exodos	The Greek Orthodox church of Lympia, Cyprus	Stavrovouni, the oldest Greek Orthodox monastery in Cyprus	Stavrovouni Monastery sits high on a hill at an elevation of 668m
Stavrovouni was founded in 327 AD, but the present buildings seem to be much newer	Scenic overlook with a small shrine about half way up the mountain to Stavrouvouni	Small stone shrine with a mosaic of St. Helena on the road to Stavrovouni	Mosaic along the road to Stavrovouni Monastery
Stavrovouni Monastery was built at the summit of this mountain	The Holy Mountain of Stavrovouni	Holy Mountain of Stavrovouni - All Visitors must be fully clothed	Constantine (r. 396-337) was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity
St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine	Άγιοι Πάντες - All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	Agioi Pantes Church is outside the main monastery gate so it may be visited by women	All Saints Church, Stavrovouni
Agioi Pantes Church Mosaic, Stavrovouni	Agioi Pantes Church Dome (interior), Stavrovouni	Christ Pantocrator - All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	Iconostasis - All Saints Church, Stavrovouni
Greek Orthodox crucifix icon - All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	Iconostasis - All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	All Saints Church - Icon of the Virgin and Child
All Saints Church - Sts. Neophytos, Ignatius, George	The Four Evangelists - St. Mark (Markos), Stavrovouni	The Four Evangelists - St. Matthew (Matthaios), Stavrovouni	The Four Evangelists - St. John Theologos, Stavrovouni
The Four Evangelists - St. Luke (Lukas), Stavrovouni	All Saints Church, Stavrovouni Monastery, Cyprus	All Saints Church, Stavrovouni Monastery - ceiling paintings	Mural with Stavrovouni Monastery and Sts. Paul, Mark, Barnabus and Lazarus
All Saints Church, Stavrovouni	View of Larnaca from the summit of Stavrovouni	Strange how broad roads seem to run along all the ridges	Entrance beyond the bookshop is permitted only to male pilgrims
Dress code for male visitors to Stavrovouni Monastery	Men Only Beyond This Point - and no photographs inside the monastery	Stavrovouni used to enshrine a piece of the True Cross deposited here by St. Helena	In Greek Stavro is cross and Vouni is mountain