Cyprus Churches & Chapels

The principle religion in Cyprus is Orthodoxy and the biggest part of Cyprus population (around 78% of the total population) belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus.

The Turkish – Cypriots (18%) are Muslim. There are also other minorities such as the Maronites and the Armenian Apostolics, Jewish and Roman Catholics which make up about 4%.

The Greek – Orthodox Church unlike the Western Church emphasizes on the resurrection of Jesus rather than his birth and therefore Easter is a much bigger celebration. Even if it recognized the seniority and prestige of the ecumenical patriarch in Constantinople, remains autonomous.

In the Orthodox Church, the most important activity is the liturgy. It recognized seven sacraments: baptism in infancy, followed by confirmation with consecrated oil, penance, the Eucharist, matrimony, ordination, and unction in times of sickness or when near death.

In Cyprus, there are many Churches in each town and village, each one devoted to a different Saint, or to the Virgin Mary. Most people attend Church during festivities such as Christmas, Easter, weddings, christenings, funerals or on Sundays. Apart from the many Churches there are also many monasteries which can be dated thousands of years ago.

Below you can see the full list of churches in Cyprus. If you would like to see our full list of monasteries visit: Cyprus monasteries

Cyprus churches map

Cyprus churches by location (district)

Agiou Epifaniou Chapel, Anarita Village

The Agiou Epifaniou Chapel is situated at a short distance from the village of Anarita in the Paphos district. More specifically it is lo...

Agiou Epifaniou Church, Athienou

The Agiou Epifaniou Church is situated in the village of Athienou in the Larnaca district. It was built in 1994 at the edge of the village w...

Agiou Fanouriou Chapel, Kakopetria

The Agiou Fanouriou Chapel is situated in the village of Kakopetria in the Nicosia district. More specifically the chapel is situated in ...

Agiou Fanouriou Church - Deryneia Village

The Agiou Fanouriou Church is located in the Deryneia village situated in the Ammochostos district. More specifically it was built in 200...

Agiou Foka Church, Athienou

The Agiou Foka Church is situated in the village of Athienou in the Larnaca district. The church is dated at the same era as the Agios Georg...

Agiou Georgiou (Saint George) Chapel, Pissouri

The small chapel of Agiou Georgiou (Saint George) is located in village of Pissouri in the Limassol district. More specifically it is situat...

Agiou Georgiou (Saint George) Church - Salamiou

The Agiou Georgiou Church is the main church of the village of Salamiou in Paphos. In particular, it is situated 1, 5 kilometres from the vi...

Agiou Georgiou Chapel - Deryneia Village

The Agiou Georgiou Chapel is located in the village of Deryneia in the Ammochostos district. In the situated in the main square of Deryne...

Agiou Georgiou Chapel - Skarinou

The Agiou Georgiou Chapel is located in the village of Skarinou, in the Larnaca district. The chapel is situated between the houses of th...

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