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Saint Mamas is pictured on the wall of the south apse of the narthex, adjacent to Saint George. It is considered as additional to the protective and therapeutic implication of the fresco program of the area, as he was seen as a holy warrior and a…

The portrait of Saint Marina is located on the northern semidome of the narthex, next to Cosmas and Damianus.
Marina is a universal saint, venerated both in the Latin and Orthodox church. The Latin church venerates her as Saint Margaret. She…

The figures of Saint Mary of Egypt and Saint Zosimus are depicted on both sides of the arch of the sanctuary. Together they make up the Communion of Mary and are dated to the first decoration cycle of Asinou.
Mary used to live a dissolute life for…

Saint Memnon is depicted above Saint Peter on the south strengthened respond of the central bay and is dated to the fourteenth century A.D. On the north respond across, saint Tryphon is portrayed and they are associated with each other.
Memnon…

On the upper part of the western panel of the north door the fourteenth century figure of Saint Nicholas of Myra is depicted while on the lower part remnants of the twelfth century layer are visible.
Of the upper portion, Nicholas is represented in…

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 Onouphrios occupies the lower zone of the added north respond of the naos and dates along with Nikephoros and Symeon to the sixteenth century. Along with Onouphrios, above him are ascetic saints. Presumably the familiarity of the monastic…

The panel on the lower part of the soffit of the western arch of the narthex depicts Saint Paraskevi holding a medallion with Christ as the Man of Sorrows. On each side of His figure, His sigla can be read and behind Him the cross is painted. …

In the narthex of Asinou Saint Sozomenos is pictured on the west face of the northeast respond as a monk. The Saint is connected with Cyprus but in the hagiographical texts there are three saints with the same name, thus making it difficult to…

Saint Symeon Stylites, is depicted adjacently to Saint Nikephoros on the eastern face of the strengthened respond of the naos. He is dated to the sixteenth century, along with Nikephoros and Onouphrios below. Symeon is an ascetic saint and should…