Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Arhitectura ecleziastică din Satu Mare (Satu Mare, 2008)
Bicău - Papbikó
Berea (comuna Ciumeşti). The Calvinist Church The church was radically transformed through the centuries, so that today only three walls are still standing from the medieval period. The importance of the church as a monument increased in the last few years, after the discovery, on the northern wall of the nave, of a fresco fragment with the image of the Holy Virgin. The fragment represents the Holy Virgin with hands joined together for prayer, surrounded with four angels. Two of the angels are setting a crown on the head of the Holy Virgin, while the other two are holding her cloak. The cloak covers a number of believers praying on their knees at the feet of the Holy Virgin. According to their clothes, the characters belong to different social strata. The fragment is dating from the 15th century, but it covers earlier fresco strata. The medieval sanctuary was demolished in 1733, and, a few decades later, in 1766, the church was radically transformed. The mention of the transformations is contained in the inscription on the northern wall of the nave. The earthquake of 1834 seriously damaged the church, and the repairs extended through a long period of time. The valuable elements of the church’s furniture are the crown of the pulpit, made of sweet cherry wood (1826) and the pipe organ, dated in 1859. The two bells were made in 1910 and 1925. (TSz). Bibliografie - Irodalom - References Lángi József - Mihály Ferenc, Erdélyi falképek és festett faberendezések (Pictura murală şi mobilierul din lemn pictat în Transilvania), II, Budapest, 2004, p. 12-13. Lángi József, „A Köpenyes Mária középkori és barokk ábrázolásai a lónyai református templomban feltárt freskó ürügyén” (Aspecte privind reprezentările medievale şi baroce ale Fecioarei cu mantie, cu ocazia descoperirii frescei din biserica din Lónya), in Barna Gábor szerk. Kép, képmás, kultusz, Szeged, 2006, p.50-64. I MIM I UM I Ml I II» I Bicău (comuna Pomi) Biserica ortodoxă „Sf. Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavril” Biserica veche, din lemn, a ars în anul 1876. Clădirea actuală, construită în perioada 1880-1890, are o singură navă, cu absidă semicirculară. Aceeaşi formă se întâlneşte la ferestrele navei şi ale turnului ce încalecă nava. Turnul are două etaje: primul este prevăzut cu ferestre geminate, iar al doilea cu câte o fereastră mai mare pe fiecare latură. Lăcaşul de cult păstrează vechiul iconostas de o incontestabilă valoare artistică. Icoanele ce împodobesc pereţii bisericii demonstrează că pictorul a cunoscut şi a respectat în totalitate erminia bizantină. In anul 1976 icoanele au fost restaurate. (DB). Papbikó (Remetemező község) „Szt. Mihály és Gábor arkangyalok” ortodox templom A régi fatemplom 1876-ban leégett, a jelenlegi épület 1880 és 1890 között épült. A templom egyhajós, szentélye félköríves. Ugyanezt a formát követik a hajó és a fölé emelkedő torony ablakai is. A torony két emeletes, az első szinten ikerablak, míg a második minden oldalán egy-egy nagyobb méretű ablak nyílik. A templomban 34
