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Apostle Peter is painted on the south respond of the western transverse arch of the western bay while Saint Paul is located opposite on the north respond. The respond was placed as a reinforcement during alterations took place in the thirteenth…

Saint Nikephoros, is the figure appearing, on the lower zone of the soffit of the northern arch of the central bay.
His insignia, declare him as a bishop, and according to his representation as an elder man, is recognised as Saint Nikephoros, the…

Saint Ioulitta, can be found on the lower zone, of the eastern face of the western transverse arch of the nave, and dates to the fourteenth century as the frescoes of the central naos.

Ioulitta is the mother of Saint Kerykos, who is depicted on…

Saint Kerykos, is located on the south supporting respond of the western transverse arch of the nave. Joachim across seems to look at him.
Saint Kerykos and his mother, Ioulitta, who is depicted on the northern respond were venerated on Cyprus. The…

On the eastern face of the southern strengthened respond, Saint Eustathios is depicted.
Even though corrosion prints occur, they do not indicate any traces of the twelfth century layer. Actually these abrasions were overpainted, during the 1960s…

The donor portrait is placed on the southern half of the central blind arch, above the entrance of the Asinou church and is dated to the fourteenth century. It depicts the donor, Magistros Nikephoros Ischyrios, offering the replica of the church to…

The portrait of the military par excellence Saint George occupies the panel on the western side of the southern door of the naos, and is included in the fourteenth century mural programme of the church.
Its depiction here does not equally…

The Mother of God flanked by the Archangels is depicted on the east side of the southern door of the naos. She sits on a rounded throne and holds Jesus Christ as a child in her arms. On the left side of Mary, there is Archangel Michael and…

On the east jamb of the southern door of the naos, apotropaic cross with a waived crown of thorns and cryptograms are depicted.
The cross is brown-coloured and the letters black. Both are painted on a white background.
The sixth line of the…

A chevron design, decorates the west portal of the south door of the central bay. The motif consists of superimposed wavy red and black lines in turn, on a white setting.