Hundreds of worshippers from across Cyprus gathered at monasteries in the Paphos district on Saturday to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, one of the most important dates in the Orthodox Christian calendar .
Large crowds attended services at the Panayia Chrysorroyiatissa monastery in the village of Panayia and the Ayios Neophytos monastery, with celebrations including liturgies and processions.
At Chrysorroyiatissa, Bishop Pankratios of Arsinoe, the monastery’s abbot, presided
