Politiko ( gr, Πολιτικό) is a village located in the
Nicosia District of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
.
The hamlet of Filani is part of this municipality.
The centre of the ancient city-kingdom
Tamassos
Tamassos (Greek: Ταμασσός) or Tamasos (Greek: Τἀμασος) – names Latinized as Tamassus or Tamasus – was a city-kingdom in ancient Cyprus, one of the ten kingdoms of Cyprus. It was situated in the great central plain of the isl ...
is believed to be under the village of Politiko and the nearby Greek Orthodox monastery of "Agios Herakleidios".
On a hill in Politiko was the ancient city of Tamasos, whose excavations are visible.
The monastery of Agios Herakleidios, is dedicated to Saint Heraklidios, a 1st-century Christian who was born in Tamassos, and who accompanied
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
and
Saint Barnabas
Barnabas (; arc, ܒܪܢܒܐ; grc, Βαρνάβας), born Joseph () or Joses (), was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Nam ...
on his trip to Cyprus and was ordained as the first bishop of that place. The church was rebuilt in 18th century, after the original building, which was destroyed in the 5th century.
References
Communities in Nicosia District
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