Church of Agia Kyriaki

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Kiriaki (Greek: "Sunday") was born to Dortheus and Eusebia. At an early age, Kyriaki dedicated her life to religion. When she was 21, a Roman magistrate took notice of her and decided she would make a good bride for his son. When the magistrate spoke to Kyriaki and her parents about the potential marriage, Kyriaki informed him that she had dedicated her life to Christ and rejected his proposal. The magistrate did not take the rejection well and denounced the entire family to Diocletian, who promptly ordered them arrested and tortured. After several extensive sessions of torture, Kyriaki was decapitated. Local Christians took her remains and buried them here, except her skull, which was taken to the Sacred Monastery of the Archangels.
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