The Chrysosotiros church,The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition, Volume I
/ref> also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour is a 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 144 ...

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. It is located at the Plateia Mitropoleos.

Placement relative to the necropolis of Kition

The

necropolis A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead". The term usually im ...

which is located outside the city walls of the kingdom of Kition extends from the Ayios Prodromos and the area of Ayios Ioannis

Pervolia Pervolia ( el, Περβόλια; tr, Bahçalar), also spelled Perivolia ( el, Περιβόλια), is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. History In ancient years, Pervolia was a resting place for kings and wealthy people in ...

and Mnimata (Northern Necropolis) to

Ayios Georghios Kontos ''Agios'' ( el, Άγιος), plural ''Agioi'' (), transcribes masculine gender Greek words meaning 'sacred' or 'saint' (for example Agios Dimitrios, Agioi Anargyroi). It is frequently shortened in colloquial language to ''Ai'' (for example Ai Str ...

and the Chrysosotiros church (Soteros quarter), (Western Necropolis).Excerpt of wall mounted text at Larnaca District Museum. It "is the most extensively investigated burial ground on the island of Cyprus".

References

Churches in Larnaca es:Catedral de la Santa Transfiguración del Salvador {{Cyprus-church-stub