{"id":5311,"date":"2018-10-23T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T08:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orounta.org\/?page_id=5311"},"modified":"2019-11-25T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T10:44:17","slug":"religious-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/en\/tour\/religious-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap fullsize'  style='height: 261px; max-width: 1920px; margin: 0 auto;'  ><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-5311'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-97e370b45cc0936ee205c7abad60c51e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-97e370b45cc0936ee205c7abad60c51e{\npadding-bottom:25px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-97e370b45cc0936ee205c7abad60c51e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-97e370b45cc0936ee205c7abad60c51e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-97e370b45cc0936ee205c7abad60c51e av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_toggle_container  avia-builder-el-first  av-thin-font'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong>Religious Life <\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jmu5pg67-55ebe676b167a9150221eaeecd3418e8\">\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jmu5pg67-55ebe676b167a9150221eaeecd3418e8 p.toggler{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground-color:#7e6952;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jmu5pg67-55ebe676b167a9150221eaeecd3418e8 p.toggler .toggle_icon{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jmu5pg67-55ebe676b167a9150221eaeecd3418e8 .toggle_wrap .toggle_content{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground-color:#7e6952;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-jmu5pg67-55ebe676b167a9150221eaeecd3418e8 av-minimal-toggle  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-77or0v-3569f3d04ff5b0ef79aa6dbe48b69517'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  activeTitle av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Church of Apostle Lucas\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Church of Apostle Lucas\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Church of Apostle Lucas\">Church of Apostle Lucas<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  active_tc av-title-above' style='display:block;' ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Located at the centre of the village, next to the primary school, is the church of Apostle Lukas. It is a 20th century Basilica built with marble stone extracted from the village of Mammari.<\/p>\n<p>Internally, the church is adorned by ancient icons, the importance of which from a religious and a historical aspect is considered invaluable. The icons were transferred from the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos to ensure their \u201cbetter safety\u201d. Apart from the icons, there is also a very old throne which is believed to have been manufactured in the end of the 19th century, in 1872.<\/p>\n<p>The construction of the church lasted approximately 50 years. In particular, it began in 1932 and was completed in 1980. In 1932, the residents of the village decided to construct the present church since the church that existed at the time in the village could not accommodate many faithful Christians.<\/p>\n<p>However, while, the church was being built, the villagers ran short of material and money, this leading some residents to propose the demolition of the old small church. Although the priest of the village did not agree with this solution, the small church was demolished while he was asleep and its \u201cmaterials were used to construct the dome of the new church\u201d. However, even in this way, they did not manage to complete the church which remained incomplete for several years. Finally, according to the residents, the church was completed when a villager, Stavros Stavrinakis, contributed financially by donating money he had won in a lottery. What is also noteworthy is that the contribution of the villagers who worked voluntarily without pay was of extreme importance in the efforts for the completion of the church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cOrounta\u201d, 1993<br \/>\nCommunity Council Records:<br \/>\nSavvas K. Protopapas, \u201cThe Restoration of the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos in Orounta\u201d<br \/>\nKyriacos Hadjipavlou Psittakos and Kyriacos Kyprou Psittakos, \u201c The History of the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos of Orounta\u201d,\u00a01977<br \/>\nDemetrios H. Petrides, \u201cA POPULAR TRADITION ON THE HISTORY OF THE MONASTERY OF AGIOS NICOLAOS OF OROUNTA\u201d, pp.529-530.<\/p>\n<div id=\"6a331933254af\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_4657 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"4657\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka4.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"ekkl_ap_louka4\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"4657\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_d25b4c81cdca2a0c26b2735a1b4f8874.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka4\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka4.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka4\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka3.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"ekkl_ap_louka3\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" rel=\"4657\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_d0f1f7b2cfebbc401c65ae307f59cc69.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka3\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka3.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka3\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka2.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"ekkl_ap_louka2\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"2\" rel=\"4657\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_e9d9bc33bb5ed6cd6395a01fadb2fef2.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka2\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka2.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka2\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka1.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"ekkl_ap_louka1\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"3\" rel=\"4657\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_1f852c4b0e5c4a6d87fbcf258a556691.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka1\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_ap_louka1.jpg\" alt=\"ekkl_ap_louka1\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function($) {         \"use strict\";              $(document).ready(function($) {             if(typeof(gg_galleries_init) == \"function\") {                gg_galleries_init(\"6a331933254af\");             }        });    })(jQuery);<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-6hfyof-8ce4938b4868f7926c6b4753d5aeb8fa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Agios Nicolaos Monastery\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Agios Nicolaos Monastery\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Agios Nicolaos Monastery\">Agios Nicolaos Monastery<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Located west of the river \u201cSerrachis\u201d is the old Monastery dedicated to Agios Nicolaos. The establishment of the Monastery dates back to the Byzantine years.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, a small church and some premises were constructed in the year 900. In the year 1200, the Monastery\u2019s property was transformed into a fief of the Lousignans, who in fact renovated the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p>As Savvas Protopapas states, ever since the Frankish period and during the Venetian and Turkish occupation, between 1200 A.D. and 1800 A.D, the Monastery constituted \u201ca pilgrimage centre and the centre point for the area\u201d. However, in the same period, the Monastery suffered raids and destructions, mainly due to its fortune. To be more specific, the monastery owned the majority of the estates west of the village, as well as the estates along the river banks. Tradition states that there were many monks in the Monastery in that period.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the 19th century, the Mohammedan Turks demanded that the Abbot gave them the treasure of the Monastery so that they could steal its material wealth including offerings and crosses. When the Abbot refused to obey their demand, they threw him in the well located west of the Monastery. According to tradition cited by Protopapas, the infuriated Turks also drowned the monks in a lake southeast of the monastery, from which holy water spurts from time to time. Immediately afterwards, they raided the monastery without however achieving to get their hands on the treasures that they so furiously asserted since the Abbot had earlier placed them somewhere safe. In fact, the treasures\u2019 whereabouts remained unknown until a farmer accidentally discovered them. Unfortunately, as the book of Orounta mentions, the treasures also ended up in the hands of the Turks since the farmer was spotted by the Turks as he was not able to cover his joy and began cheering. The Turks tortured the farmer and forced him into handing the treasures over to them.<\/p>\n<p>The raid in the monastery and the brutal butchery was followed by the sale of the monastery and its property from the Mohammedan Turks to Hadjisoufis or else Yousouf Agas. The latter, as Protopapas distinctively remarks, did not at all respect the monastery and was transferred there along with his \u201canimals\u201d, whereas he made sure that all hagiographies that adorned the interior of the small monastery were destroyed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 1828, the monastery and its property were sold by Hadjisoufis to Paisios from the village of Nikitari, who later donated it to the Bishopric of Keryneia. The monastery\u2019s estates were gradually sold by the Bishopric of Keryneia and were converted into urban property in the town of Keryneia, whereas the monastery and a small piece of land were sold to the church of Apostle Lukas of Orounta in 1954. For many years, the monastery remained ramshackle. However, after efforts were made by the residents, the Land Authority, the Church Committee and the Association of the Friends of Orounta, the Department of Antiquities began restoration works. The contribution of the Bishop of Morphou, Mr Neophytos, as well as of the residents who worked voluntarily, was important for the reconstruction of the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cOrounta\u201d, 1993<br \/>\nCommunity Council Records:<br \/>\nSavvas K. Protopapas, \u201cThe Restoration of the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos in Orounta\u201d<br \/>\nKyriacos Hadjipavlou Psittakos and Kyriacos Kyprou Psittakos, \u201c The History of the Monastery of Agios Nicolaos of Orounta\u201d,\u00a01977<br \/>\nDemetrios H. Petrides, \u201cA POPULAR TRADITION ON THE HISTORY OF THE MONASTERY OF AGIOS NICOLAOS OF OROUNTA\u201d, pp.529-530.<\/p>\n<div id=\"6a331933271cd\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_4662 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"4662\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/monastiri_ag_nikolaos8.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"monastiri_ag_nikolaos8\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"4662\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" 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if(typeof(gg_galleries_init) == \"function\") {                gg_galleries_init(\"6a331933271cd\");             }        });    })(jQuery);<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-4jj8tr-992722e024f6e78f4b0e4c958d501b1e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Agios Filoumenos\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Agios Filoumenos\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Agios Filoumenos\">Agios Filoumenos<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p align=\"left\"><strong>Life of Ayios Filoumenos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">He was born on October 15th, 1913 and he originated from Orounta.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The parents of Ayios Filoumenos were Georgios and Magdalini Hasapi. Georgios (1871-1964) was born in Kato Moni, which, however, he abandoned at a very young age after he was adopted by a rich aunt who used to live in Orounta and it was for this reason that he later acquired the surname Oroundiotis. Magdalini (1881-1964) was born and raised in Orounda where she remained until the first years of her marriage, since she and her husband later sold their property in the village and moved in their own house in Nicosia. The Saint\u2019s parents had a total of 13 children. Both his parents died on July 14th, 1964 and were buried in Orounta.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The Saint and his twin brother, once they finished Primary School, decided to leave for the Monastery in Stavrovouni. The glorious monasticism tradition of the Monastery and the monks with their austere life attracted them particularly. They remained in Stavrovouni for five years and then left the Monastery in 1934 to continue their monasticism in the Holy Land of Jerusalem as Students of the Patriarchate\u2019s Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The Saint remained in Jerusalem humbly serving for 45 consecutive years, until his cruel end. On 29th November 1979, the day our church honours the memory of the Saint, he was attacked, brutally abused and killed with an axe at Jacob\u2019s Well, where he was last appointed by the Patriarchate as abbot.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Source<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><br \/>\nOrounta Community Council<\/p>\n<div id=\"6a33193328120\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_4655 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"4655\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ag_filoumenos4.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"ag_filoumenos4\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" 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invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>His family house is in the community where Saint Filoumenos comes from, Orounta.This house was bought by the church committee of Apostol\u2019s Lukas of Orountas in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The renovation work started in May 2016 and in October 2017 there was the Grand opening.<\/p>\n<p>In order to cover the expenses for the renovation of the house, money was collected from fundraisings, donations and from a benefactor.<\/p>\n<p>The house of Saint Filoumenos is used as Arhontariki (church lobby) and as a Religious Museum where the primitive life of the Cypriots is presented, the generation tree of the Saint with a contemporary way, his life, his sufferings and his miracles.<\/p>\n<p>There is a special place in which different events take place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open hours: <\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday and Sunday 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<br \/>\nDaily after contacting us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information: Father Nektarios Hadjimichael <\/strong>tel. no.: 99050471<\/p>\n<div id=\"6a33193328a52\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_standard_gallery gid_4665 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"default\"  rel=\"4665\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/spiti_ag_filamenos8.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"spiti_ag_filamenos8\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" rel=\"4665\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/www.orounta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/150x150_100_1_c_FFFFFF_1de66ec26c1039c81f803d83072d15fa.jpg\" 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