150th Anniversary Holy Monastery Apostolos Andreas Cyprus Stamp. LIMITED. RARE

FREE SHIPPING WORLD WIDE!!! This is a private listing, only you and the seller will know your identity. PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF PURCHASE BEFORE YOU BUY THE PRODUCT. THANK YOU! YOU ARE BUYING ONE STAMP FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1897-2017 OF APOSTOLOS ANDREAS MONASTERY IN CYPRUS. LIMIDED QUANTITES WERE PRODUCED. IN MIND CONDITION. Few words about Apostolos Andreas Holy Monastery : History : The traditional story of the monastery's founding says that, during a journey to the Holy Land, the ship transporting Saint Andrew went off course and struck rocks here. On coming ashore, Andrew hit the rocks with his staff, at which point a spring gushed forth. The waters proved to have healing powers and restored the sight of the ship's captain who had been blind in one eye. Thereafter, the site became a place of pilgrimage. A fortified monastery stood here in the 12th century, from which Isaac Comnenus negotiated his surrender to Richard the Lionheart. In the 15th century, a small chapel was built close to the shore. The church of the main monastery dates to the 18th century, while the main buildings are 100 years later. It was on this site that St Andrew briefly landed in Cyprus on his final missionary journey back to his Palestinian homeland. His footfall revealed a spring whose waters miraculously healed the blind captain of his ship. Mass pilgrimage, however, is only comparatively recent, dating back to the 20th century. The story is told that in 1895 the son of Maria Georgiou was kidnapped. Seventeen years later, Saint Andrew appeared to her in a dream, telling her to pray for her son's return at the monastery. Living in Anatolia, she embarked on the crossing to Cyprus on a very crowded boat. Telling her story during the journey, one of the passengers, a young Dervish priest became more and more interested. Asking if her son had any distinguishing marks, and on hearing of a pair of birthmarks, he stripped off his clothes to reveal the same marks, and mother and son were reunited. After the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974, very few pilgrims have visited the monastery, but with the opening of crossing points more pilgrims have come to see the monastery. The monastery has fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years, and UN funding is in place to pay for refurbishment. TERMS OF PURCHASE : Payment :We accept Paypal Shipping : I will ship your order within 1 business days after received your full payment in paypal, usually much sooner. FREE SHIPPING WORLD WIDE!!! Estimated Delivery Time: 90% of shipments reach most countries within 10-20 working days (Europe) and 20 - 30 days (outside Europe) but could take up to 30 working days or more in case held by custom upon entering country. Returns : Returns can be accepted if;1. Item is returned within 14 days of receipt. 2. The item is unopened. 3. Please contact us for returns authorization form prior to returning. Contact Us : Please feel free to email us with any questions. We will do our best to contact you back as soon as possible. If buyers are not satisfied for any reason, please contact us BEFORE leaving any negative or neutral feedback and we will try our best to sort it out. THANK YOU for Shopping with us and please feel free to visit our store for more products. Hope you come back again.Your *feedback is important for us to grow our business on eCRATER, so please do leave feedback,*Thank you*