Great Cypriot benefactors

Great Cypriot benefactors

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GEORGIOS PARASKEVAIDES: He was born in Athens in 1916. He studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. In 1941, he met Stelios Joannou with whom he founded in partnership the Joannou and Paraskevaides construction company known as J&P and succeeded within a few years in establishing it as an international contractor colossus, promoting Cyprus on a global basis. In 1959 he married Thelma Leonidou Frangou. They had three children: Efthyvoulos, a civil engineer, Leoni, an architect, and Christina, who studied business administration. He and his wife set up the Georgios and Thelma Paraskevaides Charitable Foundation and the Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Centre. The state, the church and numerous organisations have honoured him for his diverse social actions, patriotism, philanthropy and great contribution to his country, the church and to Hellenism. He died in London on the December 5th, 2007, at the age of 91.

ANASTASIOS LEVENTIS: Anastasios Georgios Leventis (1902-1978) from the village of Petra, Solea, created a financial colossus in West Africa thanks to his hard work, farsightedness, innovation, and solidarity with his fellow-man. Ηe was a brilliant entrepreneur and major philanthropist who helped the Republic of Cyprus in many areas. As a representative of Cyprus to UNESCO, he denounced the destruction of the cultural heritage in the occupied regions and assisted in the repatriation of archaeological treasures. Three major painting collections formed the core of the A. G. Leventis Gallery in Nicosia. He founded the A. G. Leventis Foundation to promote Cyprus internationally, disseminate Greek culture, develop new forms of education for the young and protect the natural environment, and was
a fervent philanthropist.

STELIOS JOANNOU: Stelios Joannou was born in Lefkara in 1915 and was an internationallyrespected businessman, well-known for his charitable activities. His partnership with Georgios Paraskavaides in 1942 developed into ‘J&P’, the largest construction company in Cyprus, which contributed significantly to the presence of the country in the international business world. Stelios Joannou and his wife Elli Mousoulou, passed on their love for their homeland and fellow man to their children, Dakis, Sylvia and Christos. Outstanding examples of Stelios Ioannou’s philanthropy in Cyprus are the ‘Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation’, in memory of their son, Christos, who died at an early age, and the ‘Ayios Christoforos Home’, both for persons with special needs.
He received significant honours for his multi-faceted contribution to charitable foundations and associations, including the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The establishment of the Research School of Classical and Byzantine Studies at Oxford University and the model library at the University of Cyprus, both of which bear his name, are thanks to generous donations from his wife. He died in Nicosia on May 8, 1999 and the government honoured him by covering his coffin with the colours of the Greek flag.

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

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Designer: Theodoros Kakoullis

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