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Joachim and Anna present Virgin Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem and the priest is extending his hand to bless her on the head. In a second scene the Virgin is reading on the top of the stairs and an angel is assisting her in the interpretation of the…

Saint Joachim, the father of Virgin Mary, is praying in the mountain and is instructed by an angel about the pregnancy of Anna. Two other men are watching and talking between them observing Joachim. This icon is found on the northern aisle of the…

Joachim is sitting alone and praying in the wilderness of a mountain. He supports his head with his left hand. An angel approaches and announces to him that soon God will bless them with a child. It is a wall - painting of the vault of the south…

This icon is of exceptional detail and art. Twelve rays proceed from a disc towards the heads of the Apostles who are seated in a semi-cycle. In the middle the allegory of a crowned man, the World is holding a white nap open to show twelve closed…

Joachim and Anna are presenting the pigeons to the priest at the Temple of Jerusalem and he is rejecting their gifts because they did not had any children. The icon is found on the northern part of the iconostasis in the Katholikon and belongs to the…

Unusual representation with Christ sitting on the left side and the Apostles around a round table. Saint John the Evangelist is approaching his head on the chest of Christ asking who is the one to betray him. This icon is found on the south aisle of…

Christ is having His Last Supper with his disciples before the Crucifixion. Judas is seated opposite Christ and attempts to catch the food from the table. It is a scene from " The Passion Cycle ". The wall - painting was renovated in 1503 A.D .…

The Lamentation depicts Christ lying before the Cross that dominates the center of the icon. Virgin Mary is lamentating, embracing His head. She is accompanied by two women, Nikodemos and Joseph of Arimathea. This icon is found on the south aisle of…

The katholikon of the Monastery of Saint Neophytos was probably built in the beginning of the 16th century and belongs to the type of the barrel-vaulted, three-aisled, domed basilica.

The katholikon of the Monastery of Saint Neophytos was probably built in the beginning of the 16th century and belongs to the type of the barrel-vaulted, three-aisled, domed basilica.