St. John’s Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the main church of the Church of Cyprus. It is located in , the capital city of Cyprus. The church was built in the fourteenth century at the site of the Catholic Benedictine Abbey of St.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM–noon
    Sunday and public holidays: closed
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: main church of the Church of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Agios Ioannis”, “St. John Theologian’s Cathedral in Nicosia”, and “St. John’s Cathedral, Nicosia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ethnological Museum House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios and Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre.

Museum
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The Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion, also known as Konak, and today the Cyprus Ethnological Museum is an historic building in , . is situated 190 metres southwest of St. John’s Cathedral.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 130 metres northwest of St. John’s Cathedral.

Mosque
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, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a , in . is situated 470 metres northwest of St. John’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taktelkale and Nicosia.

Neighborhood
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Taht-el-kale is a neighbourhood, quarter of , and the mosque situated therein. At the last Census it had a population of 826, an increase from a population of 611 in 2001.

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is the capital of and is the largest city by far. While it may not boast the same abundance of archaeological sites and lively beaches as other parts of Cyprus, the city's Old Town, with its museums and churches, is still a pleasant place to explore.

Neighborhood
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Ayios Savvas is a , quarter, mahalla, or parish of , and the parish church thereof. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 581, an increase from a population of 523 in 2001.

St. John’s Cathedral

Latitude
35.1733° or 35° 10′ 24″ north
Longitude
33.36792° or 33° 22′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G7M59F9+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189420215
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q9339030
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“St. John’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Богослов”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Johano la Teologo en Nikozio”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Johannes Teologin katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean-le-Théologien de Nicosie”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-le-Théologien de Nicosie”
  • German: “Johanneskirche”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωάννη”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giovanni”
  • Macedonian: “Соборна црква „Св. Јован Богослов“ - Никозија”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Jana Teologa w Nikozji”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Jana Teologa w Nikozji”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São João”
  • Russian: “Собор Иоанна Богослова”
  • Russian: “Храм святого Иоанна Богослова”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Janeza, Nikozija”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes katedral, Nicosia”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes katedral”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Jehanneskatedraal (Nikosia)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Jehanneskatedraal”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cyprus Folk Art Museum and National Struggle Museum.

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Places to explore: Ο ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΝΟΣ and Αρχιεπίσκοπος Λεόντιος.

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