- Ikheli: Omodos, Limassol 4760, eCyprus
- Ifoni: 25422453
- Iwebhusayithi: http://www.omodos.org/timios_stavros_monastery.shtm
- Ukusungulwa: iminyaka engu-210
I-Omodos iyindawo edolobheni leTroodos , lapho izivakashi ziza khona njalo ngonyaka ukuvakashela izindela eziyingqayizivele ze-Holy Cross. I-Omodos, etholakala emaminithi angu-30 kuphela ukusuka eLimassol , iphinde iheha izivakashi ngemasiko nemikhosi ephawulekayo. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, abantu bakuleli ndawo bajabulela ukuphatha izivakashi ngesinkwa esenziwe ekhaya nokwawayini, ngoba kunezivini eziningi ezisemzaneni.
Umlando wezindela
Kunenganekwane ukuthi emakhulwini eminyaka adlule izakhamuzi zasemzaneni eduze kwe-Omodos zibone ubusuku obunzima umlilo emahlathini (kwakusho ukuthi kwakungesihlahla esingenamvula). Njengoba benqume ukuhlola le ndawo, izakhamuzi zathola umhume wangaphansi komhlaba endaweni yehlathi kanti ngaphakathi bathola isiphambano, esivela ngaleso sikhathi esizindeni. Ngemva kwalesi sigameko, isonto lakhiwa phezu komhume.
Ekhulwini leminyaka le-IV, ngokomyalelo weNdlovukazi Helena, isakhiwo sezindela sasungulwa esontweni lesonto, okubambe iqhaza ekudaleni izindawo eziningi kulezi zindawo kanye nasezifundeni eziseduze.
Yini ongayibona e-monasteri?
Esigodlweni sezindela zigcinwa izingcezu zesiphambano, okwakubethelwe esiphambanweni uJesu Kristu, izinsalela zezintambo uJesu ayeboshwe ngazo esiphambanweni nezipikili abethelwe ngalo. Konke lokhu kuyimifanekiso ehlukile futhi eyingqayizivele emhlabeni jikelele, futhi ngesikhathi esifanele izipikili ezinamaqabunga esiphambano zazigqokelwe emgqeni owodwa wegolide, izivakashi ze-monasteri ezingakwazi ukubona manje. Lapha ungabona futhi izinhlamvu zamasanta angu-38 nenhloko yomphostoli, kodwa avunyelwe ukuthinta zona (zifakwa ngaphansi kwengilazi).
Ngo-1850, i-monastery yalungiswa, ngesikhathi lapho izindonga nophahla ziqoshiwe (phakathi kwabaculi ababekhona futhi baseMelika), futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kubheka indlela esingayigcina ngayo namhlanje. Izindonga zezindela zihlotshiswe ngenani elikhulu lemifanekiso, amafresco kanye nemidwebo ezindabeni zezenkolo.
Ungafika kanjani ku-monastery?
Ungafika emzaneni wase-Omodos edolobheni laseLimassol , lapho udinga ukuthatha inombolo yebhasi ejwayelekile engu-40, kodwa awuhambi ku-Omodos njalo, ngakho-ke udinga ukuthola isikhathi esiqondile sohambo olulandelayo esiteshini sebhasi. Futhi ungaqasha imoto futhi uye emzaneni oMgwaqo we-B8, ulandela izimpawu.
I-Limassol ihlela njalo ukuvakashela edolobheni elidumile: ukujoyina iqembu le-excursion, ungakwazi ukufinyelela kalula kwizindwendwe.
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