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The Lourdes of Cyprus". Looking out on a stretch of Mediterranean water, this is the reputed landing-spot of St Andrew, one of the 12 Apostles. Legend has it that the water which flows from a tap at the monastery was discovered by St Andrew by striking a rock. It is considered a source of miracle cures and St Andrew himself is said to have cured a child of blindness when he arrived from the Holy Land.
