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LOCATION | SAINT CATHERINE’S CHAPEL

VILLAGE SQUARE

Saint Catherine’s Chapel
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Saint Catherine was one of the most important Saints in the religious
culture of the Late Middle Ages, and arguably considered the most
important of the virgin martyrs.

Story by Elena Constantinou

WHO WAS SAINT CATHERINE? THEY SAY…
She was a Christian Saint and virgin, who was martyred in the A tradition says that angels carried her corpse to Mount Sinai. Her
early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. body was discovered around the year 800 at Mount Sinai, with
hair still growing and a constant stream of healing oil issuing from
According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and her body.
a noted scholar, who became a Christian around the age of
fourteen, and converted hundreds of people to Christianity. She THE MYSTERY OF HER EXISTENCE
was martyred around the age of 18. No historian mentions her nor does any witness confirm her
existence until the 9th century. Given the fact that her martyr death
St. Joan of Arc identified Catherine as one of the Saints who appeared was in 305, there is silence and mystery on everything about her
to her and counseled her, over 1,100 years following her martyrdom. which lasted for five centuries.

ceremonies

The beautiful Orthodox chapel is located in the heart of Aphrodite Hills and it’s the
perfect place for a religious ceremony. Surrounded by olive trees, the chapel terrace
offers a stunning setting for any wedding.
Religious ceremony: Orthodox / Anglican / Catholic
The inside of the chapel can seat approximately 50 guests and outside
(on the terrace) approximately 100 guests.

MYSTERY
Silence and mystery
around Saint Catherine
lasted for five centuries

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