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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…

In the lunette above the western door of the naos, leading to the narthex, two scenes of the life of Christ are depicted. The northern shows the Last Supper and like the neighbouring murals, it is dated to the original mural painting executed by the…

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

The Martyrs of 11th November, are depicted on the western face of the soffit of the northern wall’s arch. They are (from right to left) Saint Minas, Saint Viktor and Saint Vikentios. The last one is Saint Stephanetes.

According to their Vitas,…

The busts of the Martyrs of Edessa and Saint Thalelaios, are depicted in the four medallions on the western face of the soffit of the southern wall.
Additionally to the fact that they share the same day of commemoration, as the other three clusters…

Pantokrator is surrounded by twelve medallions located at a lower level than Him which contain the Mother of God, the archangels Michael and Gabriel, a seraph and eight more angels.
The presence of each figure in the medallions serves a purpose. …

Monk Babylas is depicted on the west responds of the north arch between Saint Evdokia and Marina. He is turned to the east with his hands raised towards Saint Marina. Babylas is dressed in a dark grey tunic and a black hood. The accompanying label…

George, the donor of the portrait of his patron saint, is depicted as a bearded man dressed in an entirely Western apparel. He wears a dark coat with a brown lining, seen through the front opening, sleeves and neck, which is folded back in order to…