Archaeological research of the Calvinist Church of Pir.
The settlement of Pir was mentioned the earliest in
1205, and it became a central place of the region during the early modern period.
The buttresses and the polygonal plan of the sanctuary attest the medieval origin
of the church. Although modern interventions and numerous burials have limited the
research possibilities, an early phase of the nave has been identified, which corresponds
to the middle area of the current one. This early nave was widened to the east with
the current sanctuary, still in the medieval period, the sanctuary having a polygonal
enclosure and supported by buttresses. In a more recent period, during the premodern
period, extensive restorations were carried out in
the church, the floor-level being raised by approx. 1.20 m.
The nave was widened to the west at the time of restoration or later. Older foundations
have also been discovered in the sanctuary, which belong to an earlier phase, probably
corresponding to the early nave.
