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The forty holy Martyrs

The holy icon of the Virgin Mary (14th century), which was
stolen after 1974.

The icon of Christ the Saviour (Chrysosoteros).

General view of the nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. The central and south part of the iconostasis are the original. The north part of the iconostasis was destroyed and replaced recently by a copy of the south aisle of the iconostasis. The…

The Lamentation depicts Christ lying before the Cross that dominates the center of the icon. Virgin Mary is lamentating, embracing His head. She is accompanied by two women, Nikodemos and Joseph of Arimathea. This icon is found on the south aisle of…

Unusual representation with Christ sitting on the left side and the Apostles around a round table. Saint John the Evangelist is approaching his head on the chest of Christ asking who is the one to betray him. This icon is found on the south aisle of…

The murals on the southern half of the central part of the arch of the nave consist of four scenes depicting significant moments of the early life of Christ. They portray the Nativity and Presentation in the Temple (above) and the Baptism and…

Joachim and Anna are presenting the pigeons to the priest at the Temple of Jerusalem and he is rejecting their gifts because they did not had any children. The icon is found on the northern part of the iconostasis in the Katholikon and belongs to the…

This icon is of exceptional detail and art. Twelve rays proceed from a disc towards the heads of the Apostles who are seated in a semi-cycle. In the middle the allegory of a crowned man, the World is holding a white nap open to show twelve closed…

Saint Joachim, the father of Virgin Mary, is praying in the mountain and is instructed by an angel about the pregnancy of Anna. Two other men are watching and talking between them observing Joachim. This icon is found on the northern aisle of the…