Archangel Michael Trypiotis Church, Greek Orthodox church in old town Nicosia, Cyprus

The Archangel Michael Trypiotis Church is a three-aisled, single-domed Franco-Byzantine basilica on a nearly square plan in Nicosia's old town, built of local yellow sandstone. Two rows of arches on four unevenly spaced columns divide the aisles. A broad south porch leads to the vaulted main entrance, above which a marble lintel and two capitals, thought to come from older Romanesque buildings, frame a lunette showing the Dormition and Archangel Michael fighting the devil.

Archbishop Germanos II of Cyprus laid the foundation stone on 3 May 1695, during Ottoman rule, on the site of an older Gothic church and Orthodox monastery from the Lusignan and Venetian periods. A marble inscription by deacon Pankration beside the south door records completion on 25 November of the same year, funded by Priest Iakovos and parishioners.

The name Trypiotis means 'maker of the hole', from a monastery in Chonai (Colossae), Phrygia, where Archangel Michael is said to have split a rock to divert two rivers. The church celebrates this on 6 September and the archangels on 8 November. It was long the only church in Nicosia marking the feast of Saint Polydoros on 3 September.

The church welcomes visitors throughout the week, though modest dress is respectful when services are taking place. Located in the heart of the old town, it is easily reached on foot with minimal steps at the main entrance.

Trypiotis means "maker of the hole", from a monastery at Chonae (Colossae) in Phrygia, not Southeast Anatolia. Legend holds that pagans diverted two rivers against it; Archangel Michael split a rock with his spear, letting the water drain through and saving the monastery. The event is commemorated on 6 September, the church's feast day.