The church of Agios Lazaros is built on the coastal zone of the city of Larnaka and is the primary place of worship of Agios Lazaros in Cyprus. The saint’s relationship with the island was particularly close. Following his resurrection he fled to Cyprus, where he met the Apostles Pavlos and Varnavas who ordained him bishop of Kition. The sources also mention that he was laid inside a marble larnax, which bore the inscription "Lazaros the fourday and friend of Christ". Following an edict by the emperor Leo VI, the Saint’s relic was transferred from Kition to Constantinople. According to tradition, the church was built during that period (beginning of the 10th century), with imperial funds as an exchange gift for the transfer of the Saint’s relic to Constantinopole.

Read more about the Church at the web page of the Republic of Cyprus Department of Antiquities.