Of great importance is Saint Makarios ’ Սուրբ Մակար ( Sourp Magar ) monastery Մակարավանք ( Magaravank ) , also known as Αρμενομονάστηρο ( Greek ) , Ermeni Manastırı ( Turkish ) and Armenian Monastery ( English ) , located within Plataniotissa forest near Turkish-occupied Halevga , on the Pentadhaktylos mountain range - at a height of 530 m. Its vast land ( about 8.500 donums ) , extending up to the coast , included around 30.000 olive and carob trees , whose exploitation was the main source of income for the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus until 1974 . The monastery was originally established by Copts circa 1000 AD on a location at which Saint Macarius is said to have been an ascetic ; his icon was believed to be miraculous and , until the early 20th century , the Armenian residents of the region - some of whom had found shelter after the Hamidian massacres ( 1894-1896 ) - believed they could hear the Saint galloping with his horse at night
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Armenian religion in Cyprus