suffered for christ. archaeology reveals there has been a church on this site since the fifth century. some time around the seventh century, the church seems to have been destroyed. it either was through the arab invasion of cypress which took place in that year or it may have been due to some earthquakes that we know took place at that time. lazarus disappears until late in the ninth century when a rumor spreads through the christian world, his relics have been discovered. and in 901, knights come to cypress in search of the bones of jesus beloved friend. emperor s the island of cypress. church there dedicated to st. lazarus, and proceed to go down into the crypt where they find the remnants of the saint. they then make their way