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The monastery was founded by St Neophytos who, having been turned away from established monasteries and having had his fare to the Holy Land stolen in a mugging attack, decided that God wanted him to devote himself in a cave on Tala Mountain. After nearly 60 years of carving out a church in the limestone cliffs and decorating it beautifully in the Byzantine style, he was offered a place at last at Kykkos but turned the offer down, instead setting up his own monastery which has survived to this day.
Saint Neophytos Monastery lies in the territory of the community of Tala, 1 km north of the village, and 15 km north of Paphos, is one of the best-known monasteries in Cyprus. It was founded by monk Neophytos in the 12th century. The property is currently a museum consisting of the Engleistra and the Monastery. Agios Neofytos lies 4 km west of Tremithousa, and across the steep valley from the Tsiárta mountain.
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