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The huge Crucifix represents Christ almost in natural size. Christ is lying dead with his head inclined to the left. On the four corners of the Cross are depicted the eagle, the man, the lion and the ox with the scull of Adam under the feet of…

General view of the nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. The central and south part of the iconostasis are the original. The north part of the iconostasis was destroyed and replaced recently by a copy of the south aisle of the iconostasis. The…

Virgin Mary mourning before the Crucified Christ covers her face with her left hand and tends her right hand towards her Son. This icon is one of the two ''Lypira'' that surrounds the Cross crowning the central aisle of the iconostasis in the…

This icon represents Saint John the Apostle mourning below the Cross of Christ on top of the central aisle of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. Saint John is covering his face with his right hand. It is one of the two ''Lypira''. Dimensions 50 x 110…

A very rare representation of Virgin Mary participating in the effort to descent the body of Christ from the Cross. Women are watching while Nikodemos and Joseph of Arimathea are helping. This icon is found on the south aisle of the iconostasis in…

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…

Judas is betraying Christ who is surrounded by many servants of the High Priests. At the bottom of the icon, Peter is attacking a servant cutting his ear. The icon is found on the south aisle of the iconostasis in the Katholikon and belongs to the…

Annas and Caiaphas are sitting on a throne in council and before them a table with leaf of paper and and an ink-pot. The secretary has written already on the paper while a host of Jewish people behind him are watching to see the end. Before the…

This icon presents Christ holding a white cloth, lention, washing the feet of the Apostles and drying them. The icon is found in the south aisle of the iconostasis in the Katholikon and belongs to the enriched cycle of Dodecaorton. Dimensions 35 x 43…

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…