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The Prophet Isaiah is portrayed on the north side of the soffit above the doorway leading from the naos to the narthex. He is depicted as an old man with long grey hair, holding a scroll. The scroll passage is extracted by his book I:19 and reads:…

Monk Theophilos is pictured on the lower part of the soffit of the eastern arch of the narthex. Reference to Theophilos is made in the dedicatory inscription as one of the main donor supported by the common people. His body is turned towards Virgin…

Saint John the Forerunner, is depicted on the lowest part of the southern side of the soffit on the eastern arch of the narthex. Along with Christ and Virgin the Merciful constitute an iconographic Deesis. Nevertheless, traditionally John is…

Strangely enough for an Orthodox church, mouflons and hounds are depicted in the triangular space between the Virgin and monk Theophilos. The two mouflons stand in a steep landscape and two hounds are tied to a spear and each is turned to the figure…

Our Lady Phorviotisa is pictured on the tympanum of the eastern arch above the door leading from the central bay to the narthex. It is for the first time who is mentioned with her descriptive designation ‘Phorviotisa’. She is shown with hands…

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…

Christ is depicted on the left hand side of the entrance from the narthex to the naos. Along with His mother who is portrayed on the right side of the entrance and John the Forerunner painted next to Jesus this create a Deesis. Deesis constitutes…

Theotokos is placed on the left hand side of the entrance from the naos to the narthex. Along with her son who is portrayed on the right side of the entrance and John the Forerunner, painted next to Jesus, they create a Deesis. Deesis constitutes…

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…

The frescoes of the northern half of the vault are dated to the late thirteenth early fourteenth century.
The grid format for the development of the frescoes continues. However, in contrast to the scenes of the south side, these are the actual…