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Although Oikos is a small village both in terms of land expanse covered and population, however it is a community with significant ecclesiastical heritage which will be presented through the written work of a resident of the Community, Eirini Charalambous.  

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The Church of “Panagia tis Agnis” was built in the year 2000 and is located northeast of the village. At this location, which is called Agnis’ area and more specifically where the church was built, there used to be, as the remains of the foundations reveal, a chapel which had been built in the 13th century, without however us knowing when that was ruined. Moreover, near the chapel were discovered remains of houses which constitute evidence of the existence of a housing in the area. 

As far as the icon of Panagia Agniotissa is concerned, elderly people of the village testify that 150 years ago a resident of the village who owned an estate in the area found the icon buried while trying to plant a vineyard. Since then, the icon has been kept in the church of the village, where it is still located today. The icon of “Panagia tis Agnis” is a miraculous icon and there is a mass at the church every Tuesday of Easter, attracting several Christians from the surrounding areas, as well as from other areas of the island.   

 

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Text written by the resident of Oikos, Eirini Charalambous

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