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St Kiriaki Church / St Paul's Pillar Description
(Local Name: Páfos - Ayía Kyriakí) On this fenced site on Apostolou Pavlou Avenue there is a single pillar standing up at the far end, which is called St. Paul's Pillar. It was here that St Paul was bound and given 39 lashes as a punishment for preaching Christianity.

After this, he managed to convert the governor to Christianity, making Cyprus the first Christian state in the world.

There are also several granite columns and other fragments of ruins on the site. Archeologists are not sure which building all these columns belong to, although one theory is that the site used to be a Roman forum.

At the church of Ayia Kyriaki, next to the site, Roman Catholic and Anglican services are held each
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin;  Historic site;  Christian sites;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
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