Help me, Good Saint, to obtain what I request, you know that I am suffering a lot, guide me and straighten my steps so that I do not make mistakes, Give me strength to find solutions, and if you think it is not convenient, give Peace and Tranquility to my Soul so that it waits resigned-to the fulfillment of the Divine Will. Pray for my wishes before the good Jesus, your friend, brother and benefactor, and also mine, and ask him, for his Love and Charity, for his infinite piety, to grant me what I ask with all my heart that Find the relief I need in my despair and I can get out of this bad situation that torments me so much. Oh Saint Lazar or blessed, for the so sublime hope that your heart harbored to reach the crown of martyrdom, And, for that ardent desire to sincerely give your life for the One who returned it to you after having lost it, grant me glorious Saint Lazarus your valuable support and support. May your power of intercession and courage before Our Lord help me to come out well and as soon as possible of all my ills and tribulations that afflict me, beg him to pour out his infinite Charity and sweet comparison on my person and my loved ones, ask him in my name to send his blessings and remove all despair and uneasiness from my life. Glorious and dear Saint Lazarus, today I come to you pleading asking for your powerful help because I know that there are many miracles that through you Jesus, in his mercy, has worked and continues to work. On Lazarus Saturday, eight days before Easter, the icon of Saint Lazarus is taken in procession through the streets of Larnaka.Saint Lazarus Blessed, Patron of the poor, my powerful lawyer, my Holy protector, in you I place my trust, in you I place my needs and I convey my worries and anguish to you, I hopefully expose my dreams and desires, and I humbly ask you to be my mediator before the Lord, because I know that infinite goodness springs from your hands when with Humility and Faith your effective help is required. (not all having been removed to Constantinople apparently.) During the subsequent renovations of the church, human remains were discovered in a marble Sarcophagus under the altar, and were identified as part of the Saint's relics. In 1589 the Ottomans sold it back to the Orthodox and for the next 200 years was used for both Orthodox and Catholic services.Ī fire in the 1970 damaged much of the interior, including extensive damage to a section of the iconostasis together with the corresponding icons. In every rule the church had new additions to the exterior and interior designs. On the upcoming centuries the church became Roman Catholic under the rule of Francs and Venetes and under the Ottoman rule became a Mosque. The transferred relics were later looted by the fourth crusade in early 13th century ans were brought to Marseilles but subsequently lost.Ĭhurch of Saint Lazarus is one of the three Byzantium Churches which survived in Cyprus. The transfer was apostrophized by Bishop of Ceasarea Arethas, and is commemorated by the Orthodox church each year on October 17. The remains were transfered to Constantinople in 898 by Emperor Leo VI of Byzantium. After 240 years in 890, a tomb was found in Larnaca bearing the inscription "Lazarus, four days dead, friend of Christ". ![]() Tradition says that the place of Lazarus tomb was lost during the period of Arab rule. The church of Agios Lazaros was built over the reputed (second) tomb of Lazarus. Here he was appointed by Paul and Barnabas as the first Bishop of Kition (present-day Larnaca) he is said to have lived for thirty more years and on his death was buries here for the second and last time. According to Orthodox tradition, sometime after the Resurrection of Christ, Lazarus was forced to flee Judea because of rumored plots on his life and came to Cyprus. It is named from Lazarus of Bethany in which Jesus raises him from the dead. Saint Lazarus Church is a late 19th century church located in the heart of Larnaka City.
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