Caterina - The Last Queen of Cyprus

Caterina Cornaro was born into one of the most powerful families of 15th century Venice. She was created 'Daughter of Venice' at age 14 so she could marry King James of Cyprus. The King is murdered soon after their marriage is consummated when Caterina is only 19 and she is forbidden to remarry. This does not prevent her taking on secret lovers. After 15 years as Queen, she bows to pressure to relinquish her beloved Island Kingdom to the Republic of Venice and accept her new domain of Asolo in its place. The Domina di Asolo appears outwardly happy, but she is tormented by the deep secret she harbours within.

In 1491, after the great earthquake in Cyprus, a young orphan boy is found wandering in the village of Psomolophou and taken in by the monks of Ayios Heiracleidios. After several years, the novice Stavros and his companion Manoli go on a pilgrimage to Rome where they meet Padre Davide, the Domina's Cypriot chaplain. The Domina and the novice monks are destined to meet and her painful secret threatened to be revealed.