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Church of Saint George

Taking the road from Paphos to Poli Chrysochous, we will meet the beautiful village Goudi. The village is situated among the lemon and olives trees and it has 166 habitants. In the center of the village we will find the central church, which is built among the traditional houses.

This church is dedicated to Saint George. It is relatively big and it can accommodate up to 700 faithful.

Architectonically, it is singled-room with inner archs and it goes back to the 18th century. It is a rectangular church and its external wall is stone-made and white painted. In 1927, the church was restored and extended.
The bell tower is tall with archs and it abuts on the wall on the side of the Temple. The yard is big and paved with slabs. The fencing of the church is made with low columns and among them there are flowerpots.

The iconostasis of the church is wooden and handmade. It dates back to 1930 and its icons back to 1900. Above them there is a second zone, showing the Apostles and a third zone showing miniatures of other Saints. The Psalter stands are wooden, simple and are recently made.

There is also a gallery, which is small, and wooden made.

The icon, which is dedicated to Saint George, stands on a special iconostasis on the left side of the “central” one. The feast of Saint George takes place on the 23rd of April and on the 3rd November.

Church of the cemetery dedicated to Prophet Ilias

The church of Prophet Ilias is situated on the east side of the community, outside the village and inside the cemetery. It is built on the feet of a hill and it was constructed in 1920. It can accommodate up to 60 faithful.
It is a small church and architectonically, it is a singled room with inner archs.

Externally, it is stone-made and white painted and it does not have a bell tower.
The church is very simple on the inside. The iconostasis is wooden and recently made. It has two doors, the central and the north one. There are very few icons in the church, which are dated back to the early 19th century.

Masses take place twice a year: on the 20th of July, when there is a procession of the icon of Prophet Ilias, and the Easter Tuesday service.


Church of Agios Aristos (Saint Aristos)

It is said that in the past the church was dedicated to Agios Sina because administratively it belonged to Oros Sina and this is the reason that many monks from there were accommodated in the church.

During the era of Saracen, the monks sold to the habitants of the neighbor village Choli, a considerable extent of ground, which belonged to the monastery, so that they could contribute economically to their church. Unfortunately, within the years the chapel collapsed.

One kilometer outside the village of Goudi, on the top of a mountain, rests the remnants of the chapel. Unfortunately, we do not have accurate information concerning the exact time that the chapel of Agios Aristos was built, or any further information for its history. We are aware though, that in the past, it used to be the bishopric of the area.