In the northwest of Kofinos, in the province of Larnaca, near the Monastery of Stavrovouni, there is a small male monastery dedicated to Panagia the Milkmaid. This is a True Orthodox monaster that belongs to the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece. The church of Panagia Galaktotrofoussa (Παναγίας της Γαλακτοτροφούσας) is built in the style of a basilica with a dome. It got its name from the icon of the Virgin that shows her holding the newborn Christ in her arms and nursing Him. For this reason, these images are especially loved by new mothers and especially by those who are breastfeeding. The indestructible body of the founder of the Monastery is also kept in the monastery.
In this particular monastery, on December 21, 1963, the brutal killing of three monks and the wounding of four others, by Turkish Cypriot extremists, took place during the intercommunal riots of 1964.
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