Not far from Lakatamia, in the historical part of old Nicosia, stands the beautiful Church of Archangel Michael Trypiotis. It was built centuries ago, in 1695, and still amazes with its laconic beauty and austere image.

Its name comes from the Greek word "tripa," which means "discovery."

The church was erected on the ruins of an ancient monastery first mentioned in 1295. By the time the church was built, only the stones and a few high walls remained. But the available building material and the great desire of local residents to create a beautiful temple made it possible to realize the dream. Even though the new church had a large size and different architecture, yet it clearly shows fragments of the medieval temple, its predecessor.

For the first few centuries, the Church of the Archangel Michael of Trypiotis was not noted for the richness of its interior decoration. It was a small and modest temple that was maintained by the efforts of the parishioners. Its only decoration were frescos, painted in 1741. The most notable of them depicted the Archangel Michael, cracking apart the earth with his spear.

But in 1812, thanks to the rich citizens, who began to donate more money, a gilded iconostasis of incredible beauty was built in the church, becoming a real treasure of the temple. It depicts the faces of 56 saints: the works of the monks who lived at the church in different years.

So, on the northern part of the nave is the Holy Family, one of the most important and beautiful icons. Looking at it, it's hard not to notice how much the author's style was influenced by the Italian Renaissance masters. And just below is the patron saint of the temple, the Archangel Michael. These wonderful paintings were painted by a talented local artist named Pavlos and date back to 1634. There is also another relic here, an icon of St. Spyridon, painted by a monk in 1755. The rest of the saints' faces were created especially for the new altar in the 19th century.