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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…

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…

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…

Saint Lazarus, Bishop of Kition, is depicted, in a medallion, on the spandrel of the arch, on the north wall of the bema

Saint Kerykos, is located on the south supporting respond of the western transverse arch of the nave. Joachim across seems to look at him.
Saint Kerykos and his mother, Ioulitta, who is depicted on the northern respond were venerated on Cyprus. The…

Saint John the Merciful, dressed in a prelate’s uniform, is depicted in the prothesis recess, the northern counterpart area of diakonikon. He is a local saint, as his birthplace was Amathus and his parents were Cypriots.
The portrait of Saint…

On the western side of the soffit’s lower zone of the south-eastern recess, Saint James the Lord’s Brother is depicted.

Saint Irene, the Daughter of Saint Spiridon, constitutes an iconographical unicum, attested only at Asinou church. She holds a cross, the characteristic feature of a martyr and wears a maphorion of brown and dark blue colours.
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Saint Helena is portrayed in an imperial attire, as the crown, loros and red shoes reveal and the sigla identify her.
She is depicted on one of the thirteenth century strengthened responds, and therefore it was not painted over frescoes belonging to…

On the lower level of the eastern side of the soffit of the south arch of the narthex is the portrait of Saint George Machairemenos who is rarely represented in iconographic cycles in Cyprus. On his left, the benefactor George is depicted. The…