Machairas
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Machairas can refer to:
- Leontios Machairas, a 15th-century Cypriot Greek historian
- Machairas MonasteryMachairas MonasteryMachairas is a historic monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located about 40 km from the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. It lies at an altitude of about 900 m and was founded at the end of the 12th century close to the current village of Lazanias.- History :Legend has it that an unknown hermit...
, a 12th-century monastery in Cyprus