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| Monastery Information | |
| Jurisdiction | Church of Cyprus Paphos Bishopric |
| Established | 12th century |
| Disestablished | still active |
| Location | Panayia, Cyprus |
| Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
| Celebration | August 15 |
| Founder | Monk Ignatius |
Chrysoroyiatissa (Greek:Χρυσορρογιάτισσα) is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of the Golden Pomegranate located about 40 km north-east of Paphos at an altitude of around 2,700 feet. Paphos (Paphos is usually written Paphos or Paphus in English, ( Ancient Greek:; Modern Greek Πάφος Páfos; Latin It was founded by a monk called Ignatius (Ιγνάτιος) in the 12th century. It lies 1. 5km from the today village of Panayia, birthplace of the late Archbishop Makarios. Makarios III (Μακάριος Γ born Mihail Christodoulou Mouskos (Greek Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) on August 13, The present building dates to 1770.
Celebrations are held yearly on 15th August in honour of the Virgin Mary. In the mid 1980s the old winery of the monastery was reopened and now runs (successfully) on a commercial basis. It produces wines from the Monastery's own vineyards.
External links
- Paphos Bishopric, with links to the monastery [1]
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