Panagia Chryseleousa Church

The church of Panagia Chryseleousa is found in Empa village, 3 km north of Pafos. It is three-aisled with two domes and a combination of two churches. The eastern section was first built in the 12th century, possibly on the ruins of an earlier Christian basilica, as a cruciform church with a dome.

Later in the 13th century an extension was made to the west with a domed building of the cross-in-square type.

It is stone-built and rich in treasures with valuable wall paintings of the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th centuries. A fresco representing the miracle of fishing is worth mentioning.

Other ecclesiastical treasures include 15th and 16th centuries portable icons. Among them is a noteworthy icon of Jesus Christ holding a Gospel with his left hand and a fine icon painted on two panels with the Apostles, six on each panel.