Convent of St. Heraclius (Heracleides) is located in the South-Eastern part of the small hamlet Politico, which is located near the ancient city of Tamassos, Nicosia district. The monastery was established in honor of St. Heraclius, who lived in the I-II centuries. Irakli was considered a disciple of the apostles Peter, Barnabas and Mark, which made him the first Bishop of Tamassos.

Holy Irakli played a really significant role in the dissemination and popularization of Christianity in Cyprus, so he especially revered by the locals.

The monastery was established on the site of an ancient cave temple, where it is considered that the Saint lived, and after his death as a Martyr was buried. Since then, the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt many times until in 1773, the then Archbishop Chrysanthos not engaged in her recovery. However, after some time, the monastery was abandoned. But in 1962, at the initiative known for his active efforts of Archbishop Makarios, he was restored, and there is a community of nuns. Now the inmates of the monastery, of which there are about fifty of them, engaged in the production of honey and manufacture of sweets for sale.

Especially this monastery is famous for its beautiful Byzantine frescoes. In addition, in the monastery are the relics of St. Heraclius and the head of St. Barnabas, the founder of the Church of Cyprus, which were beaten to death with stones. His remains are in the sarcophagus of gilded silver. Preserved and the cave where he lived and prayed the Holy Heraclius, which is also open to the public.