Cyprus is an island in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea.
People who fled due to the martyrdom of Stephen and the resulting persecution established a church here.
Acts 11:19Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews.
It is also the hometown of Barnabas and Mnason.
Acts 4:36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”),
Acts 21:16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, a man from Cyprus who was one of the early disciples.
Paul, Barnabas, and Mark first preached here.
Acts 13:4The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus.
Later, after Barnabas and Paul had a sharp disagreement over taking Mark with them, Barnabas took Mark and returned here to preach.
Acts 15:39They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,