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Barbara Church (Kilise) One can literally step inside the Church of St.Barbara.Its plan was similar to the Church of the Sandal.It was built in the late Eleventh Century A.D.,and financed by benefactors whose names are recalled in a broken inscription : the priest Falibon and Leon Marilinu.The simplicity of the building is enhanced by its paintings which consists mainly of red lines forming geometric designs.Other linear painting are accompanied by frescoes painted on top of a coat of plaster,which are usually figurative : apart from St.Barbara,after whom the church is named,the apse contains Christ on the Throne,whereas the north wall portrays St.George and St. Theodore on horse-back struggling against the dragon and snake. |