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Integral part of the upper zones of the churches were the Prophets. Thus, the portrait of King Solomon one of the renowned Prophets in the northern soffit of the eastern transverse arch of the nave fits into this long-established tradition. In this…

Nicetas is the saint who is depicted on the eastern side of the soffit of the blind arch in the north-western corner of the naos.

Four martyrs of Sebaste are represented on the eastern face of the soffit of the arch of the north wall.

From right to left, they are recognised as Saint Mardarios with its distinctive red vivid cap, Saint Evyenios as a yound man, Saint Ayxentios…

In the niche of diakonikon, the southern area of the sanctuary within the bema area, Saint Trifyllios, Bishop of Ledra, is depicted. Similarly to Saint John the Merciful, he is depicted as a prelate.

Monument materials:
Image 1: Altered Gabbro
Image 2: Altered Weathered Gabbro
Image 3: Calcarenite
Image 4: Calcarenite
Image 5: Calcarenite
Image 6: Diabase
Image 7: Lava Andesite
Image 8: Lava Andesite
Image 9: Oxidized Diabase
Image 10:…

The panel of Saint Anastasia Pharmakolitria and Donor Anastasia Saramalina lies on the south apse of the narthex, on the right side of Saint George on the Ηorseback and is dated to the late thirteenth century.
Saint Anastasia was painted in her…

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…

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…

Frontally illustrated are two panels of saints which flank either side of the western door, leading from the naos to the narthex. The figures of these monks belong to the original wall-painting programme, as does the western side of the naos. All…

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…