The Monastery of Saint Nicholas of the Cats is regarded as a sacred cat haven in Cyprus. The story begins in 327 AD, when the original monastery was built by Kalokeros, the first Byzantine governor of Cyprus, under the patronage of Alexander the Great’s mother, Saint Helena. At the time, the island was overrun with poisonous snakes, so Saint Helena ordered 1,000 cats from Egypt to help keep the reptile population under control.
After being rebuilt and abandoned several times, the modern history of the Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Cats began in 1983, when it was assigned to a group of nuns. When they arrived there wasn’t a cat in sight, but the number of snakes was once again overwhelming, so they did exactly what Saint Helena did over 1,500 years ago – they brought in a couple of cats. Their numbers grew, over the years, and there are now six nuns at the monastery and over 70 felines. Many people bring abandoned cats to this place, and the nuns take them in.
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Clik fru 2 see moar pikshurs frum teh monastery!
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Faeborit Coment: “Kittehs downt lykes pop. Rok’s ok, coz kibble’s a kynd ob rok and dat maykes rok nommable.” – jd
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