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On the soffit of the south arch of the narthex, depictions of the Torments of the Damned are placed.
On the western side, the representations refer to group punishments and they are developed within rectangulars. These are the worm that sleepeth…

On the southern half of the internal part of the west arch of the narthex, an angel sounding a trumpet is depicted. In front of him there is a group of sarcophagi from which two pairs of souls emerge. The first accompanying inscription reads: 'The…

The icon of Utter Humiliation represents Christ with the hands crossed above the navel and with the head leaning to the left. He looks as if he is hovering between cross and tomb. The icon is found on the top of the south aisle of the iconostasis in…

Virgin Eleousa (The Merciful) From the Hermitage. Around 1183

Virgin Eleousa (The Merciful). Around 1183. From the hermitage.

Virgin Mary mourning before the Crucified Christ covers her face with her left hand and tends her right hand towards her Son. This icon is one of the two ''Lypira'' that surrounds the Cross crowning the central aisle of the iconostasis in the…

Virgin Mary prays, turning her body to the right towards Christ. It is an icon of the Great Supplication which is found on the nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. Dimensions 83 x 69 cm. Painted by Joseph Chourri

Virgin Mary holds young Christ with her left hand and supports him with her right arm. The icon is found on the central nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. An inscription reads: ''NAΠΟΤΗΣ ΚΚ'' that is ''from Kykkos''. Dimensions 114 x…

The icon of Virgin Mary known as ''Enkleistriani'', is representing the Virgin supporting Christ with her left arm while she points to him with her right. The icon is a donation of the former abbot Joachim and was painted by painter Theophylaktos.…

The wall-painting of the Virgin of Mercy and Latin Donors is on the semidome of the south apse of the narthex and shows a Latin widowed mother and her children praying to her patron saint Virgin.
The fresco represents an outstanding case, along with…