place in that year, or it may have been due to some earthquakes that we know took place at that time. >> lazarus disappears until late in the ninth century when a rumor spreads through the christian world. his relics have been discovered, and in 901, byzantine knights come to cyprus in search of the bones of jesus' beloved friend. >> the emperor of constantinople sends his agents to the island of cyprus. they enter the large church there dedicated to saint lazarus, and they proceed to go down into the crypt where they find the remnants of the saint. they then make their way back to constantinople. >> in exchange for the relics, one theory holds that the emperor built the vast three-domed basilica, the church of saint lazarus that stands here today.