The Holy, Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos sits at 4,324 feet (1,318 m) in the Troodos Mountains and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The article credits the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos with founding it around the end of the 11th century, and the infobox gives the style as Byzantine. No remains of the original survive. It was burned down many times, and the church was destroyed three times. The current church dates to 1745.
It holds a revered icon of the Virgin, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Luke. Its top half is kept covered, and the last recorded viewing was in 1669. The icon is credited with helping end a locust plague in 1760.
Archbishop Makarios III began his church career here as a monk in 1926. Feast days are August 15 and September 8.
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