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The scene of Ezekiel with the Closed Door, which is represented on the eastern face of the western arch of the naos, along with the Burning Bush and the Mandylion, attest the message of Incarnation through prophecies by Prophets of the Old Testament.…

A blind arch is formed in the north-west corner of the western bay, on which the scene of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is developed. The scene is dated to the twelfth century A.D. The painting is really intriguing as it depicts forty men who seem…

In the central zone of the northern semidome of the narthex, the Garden of Paradise is painted. The scene contains the locked gate leading to Paradise with a guardian cherub in front of it. Also, a number of the Elect walk towards it, with Peter as…

In the lower zone of the tympanum of the south-east niche of the bema area, Saint Gregory of Nyssa and an unknown deacon are represented.

On the lowest zone of the apse in the bema area, the Hierarchs of the Orthodox Christianity are depicted. By contrast to the vitality of the Apostles above, there is an obvious frontality in the way the Holy Fathers are depicted. They have a…

On the upper band of the soffit on the northern arch, the choirs of the Elect appear. From west to east they are recognised as the Choir of the Hierarchs, the Choir of the Prophets, the Choir of the Blessed and the Choir of the Martyrs. These…

The placement of hieromonk and donor Barnabas adjacent to the image of Our Lady Phorviotisa, next to the entrance door and above the Deesis, highlights his contribution in the fresco program of Asinou.
He is depicted with his head lifted and hands…

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…

John of Damascus occupies the northern side of the triumphal arch above the bema of the church and is dated to the refurbishment programme of the bema. He is depicted in a monk’s attire as in the narthex, facing upward to the sacrifice of Isaac. …

Saint John of Damascus is depicted next to the Virgin, on the lowest part of the soffit on the eastern arch of the narthex. His head is slightly turned to her and his right hand also points that way. His garments indicate his property as a monk. …