The Catacomb of Phaneromeni Church in

Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 1 ...

, Cyprus is a catacomb. It has been dated to the 8th century. It has been used as a church. Built above it, is a church from the early 20th century—the Phaneromeni Church. The (top) stairs leading to the entrance of the catacomb, are outside the Phaneromeni Church—located around 7 meters from the east wall of the church building. The Phaneromeni Tomb is also known as the Saint Phaneromeni

Rock-cut Tomb A rock-cut tomb is a burial chamber that is cut into an existing, naturally occurring rock formation, so a type of rock-cut architecture. They are usually cut into a cliff or sloping rock face, but may go downward in fairly flat ground. It was a ...

. It is a rock cavern with two chambers. The structure suggests that it once was a pagan tomb, possibly dating back to Phoenician times. The place is credited with various magical properties: thus those who suffer from headaches or other diseases walk three times round it and leave pieces of clothing or tufts of their hair on the grill in front of the south window.

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Tombs in Cyprus Churches in Larnaca Catacombs Rock-cut tombs Archaeological sites in Cyprus {{Cyprus-church-stub

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