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Church of Saints Hilarion and Barnabas

Peristerona, Nicosia District · Medieval

Church of Saints Hilarion and Barnabas: a church in Peristerona, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 6 dated records of work on it, 1959 to 2007, with sources.

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 31 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration, No. 1193

    “Church of Saints Barnabas and Hilarion”

    The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 25

    “Church of Saints Barnabas and Hilarion”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 25, p. 141 Online

  3. 1 December 1939

    Protection, No. 381

    “the church of Saints Barnabas and Hilarion”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2799 of 6 December 1939, No. 381, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 11 (made 1 December 1939), p. 659 Online

What was done when

6 records
  1. 1959

    A major repair: most of the church was underpinned with new foundations and given a collar and two transverse ties of reinforced concrete; work was still in progress at the end of the year.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the repair of the five- domed church at Peristerona”

    Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1959 (London: HMSO, 1961), p. 87

  2. 1996

    Byzantine church in Nicosia district; conservation works reported.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933

  3. 1996

    Byzantine church under conservation; name split across pages 932-933 (printed 'Agioi Varnavas kai Ilario-' / 'nas').

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 932

  4. 2005

    Five-domed church restored.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 917

  5. 2006

    The large-scale work begun in 2005 on this five-domed church was completed, with the conservation and restoration of the tall stone bell-tower. Printed costs: Government contribution 2.771,53; Church Committee 2.771,54.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 26

  6. 2007

    The episcopal throne, covered with later bronze plating, lacquer and velour, was cleaned and restored. Printed costs: Government contribution 593,67; Church Committee 593,67.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 26

In the literature

1
  1. Undated

    One of the oldest churches of Cyprus (around 956), next to a minaret; mentioned as an example of peaceful coexistence.

    As printed

    “Eglise Saint-Barnabe et Saint-Hilarion a Peristerona est une des”

    GEORGES TENEKIDES, "Chypre", Cyprus Today vol. 4, no. 1-4 (January–July 1966), pp. 20–27, p. 26.

Pictures

9

In our archive · 9

Sources

  1. 1.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Ελεγχόμενες περιοχές από το Τμήμα Αρχαιοτήτων» (Controlled areas by the Department of Antiquities), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 10 Online
  2. 2.Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, «Επισκέψιμα Αρχαία Μνημεία της Κύπρου» (Visitable Ancient Monuments of Cyprus), open dataset, first issued 8 February 2018, modified 16 January 2024, CC BY 4.0, row no. 6 Online
  3. 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2799 of 6 December 1939, No. 381, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Notice under section 11 (made 1 December 1939), p. 659 Online
  4. 4.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 25, p. 141 Online
  5. 5.The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online
  6. 6.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_01084, “Church of the Apostles Varnavas and Ilarionas, Peristerona.”, ca. 1930, ; pht_01085, “Church of the Apostles Varnavas and Ilarionas, Peristerona.”, ca. 1930, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/church-of-the-apostles-varnavas-and-ilarionas-peristerona-2/7685/; pht_01086, “Church of the Apostles Varnavas and Ilarionas, Peristerona.”, ca. 1930, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/church-of-the-apostles-varnavas-and-ilarionas-peristerona-2/7686/; and 6 more records Online
  7. 7.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 932
  8. 8.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933
  9. 9.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 917
  10. 10.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 26
  11. 11.GEORGES TENEKIDES, "Chypre", Cyprus Today vol. 4, no. 1-4 (January–July 1966), pp. 20–27, p. 26.
  12. 12.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 26
  13. 13.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1959 (London: HMSO, 1961), p. 87

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