Filenews 15 November 2025 - by Dora Christodoulou
Few people know that on a piece of land on the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road, between Mesogi and Tsada, which is located below the altitude of the existing road, there is a "hidden" small chapel, dedicated to Saint Paisios, Saint Porphyrios and Saint Iakovos Tsalikis.
This chapel was erected with a lot of effort, financial cost, respect and love by a small group of people who have gone through and are going through serious and chronic illnesses, and joined forces to make this sacred work a reality, with the aim of then giving it to the Church, while it has been dedicated to all children who are struggling with cancer.
Despite the great effort and expenses incurred by those who had the initiative for this sacred purpose, the chapel, as they complain today, is still essentially "invisible" and cut off from the faithful due to the danger of the road in this area.
Representatives of the founders in a letter to the competent state departments emphasize that due to the danger of the road at that point, not a single sign can be placed so that the faithful can locate the chapel and visit it safely.
To increase safety at the site, they ask for a sign to be placed stating that there is a car exit there, in order to reduce speed, or, if possible, to create another, safer road, or to put obstacles to reduce the speed of vehicles.
Unfortunately, right above the chapel, serious accidents have occurred many times, even car crashes, they emphasize. And despite our letters, what we received was indifference to a sacred cause.
It is a pity and unfair, it is emphasized in the letter to the competent departments, that the first chapel dedicated to these great Saints has been erected in Paphos, and especially in the area of Tsada, and that no one in charge shows the interest required to ensure the safety of the road and so that faithful Christians can visit it without endangering their lives.
