I-Monastery yaseKykkos, eCyprus

ECyprus, amasonto amaningi ase-Orthodox, ayona acebile kakhulu yiKykkos. Izivakashi eziningi kanye nabahambeli bazimisele ukuvakashela le ndawo engcwele.

Umlando wokwakhiwa kwezindela zaseKhikk

Isizindela seNdodanakazi Ebusisiwe kaKkk yasungulwa ngo-1080 emva kokuba uMbusi u-Alexius owokuQala iQunnenus alethe esiqhingini isithonjana esinomfanekiso kaMama kaNkulunkulu, umphostoli uLuka ngokwakhe abhala.

Izakhamuzi eziningi lapho zivakashele i-monastery ziyakuthanda: "Kungani igama lisebenzisa igama elithi Kykkos?". Kunezinguqulo eziningana zalokho intaba lapho i-monastry engcwele imile kuthiwa. Owokuqala ukhuluma ngenyoni eyabikezela ukwakhiwa kwethempeli lapha. Owesibini uthi ngesihlahla esithi "Coccos", esikhula kule ndawo.

Ungayifinyelela kanjani ku-monastery yaseKykkos?

Intaba, lapho ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1310 ngaphezu kolwandle yiyona indlu yezindela zaseKykkos, isendaweni esentshonalanga yeTroodos massif. Kulula kakhulu ukufika kuwo ngemoto, njengoba kunezibonakaliso nxazonke endleleni. Endaweni yezindela kukhona imigwaqo eminingi: kusuka ePaphos nasePolis (ngokuphenduka okusheshayo) naseLimassol (ngaphezulu nakakhulu futhi ephephile).

Yini ongayibona e-monastery yaseKykkos?

Phakathi kwezivakashi eziza eCyprus, le ndwendwe iyona ethandwa kakhulu. Kwenzeke ngoba ngenxa yemizamo yomqondisi wakhe, akagcini nje ukusebenza futhi ahlinzeke ngezinsizakalo, kodwa futhi unezakhiwo ezingasetshenziselwa ukuvakasha endaweni yayo.

Ngesinye isikhathi esitokisini se-stauropegic se-Kikk Icon soMama kaNkulunkulu, kubalulekile ukubuka isithonjana seVirgin. Itholakala ngaphakathi kwebandla, kodwa ngeke libonakale ngokugcwele, ngoba isithonjana ivaliwe ngendwangu futhi ingxenye encane yayo ihlala ivulekile.

Ngaphezu kwesithonjana esidumile, ensimini yendlu yezindela kunconywa ukuvakashela:

Uma ungazi ukuthi uzokhiphaphi eKhupro , khona-ke lapha ungathenga izethulo noma iwayini lendawo elidumile.