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The panel on the lower part of the soffit of the western arch of the narthex depicts Saint Paraskevi holding a medallion with Christ as the Man of Sorrows. On each side of His figure, His sigla can be read and behind Him the cross is painted. …

In the narthex of Asinou Saint Sozomenos is pictured on the west face of the northeast respond as a monk. The Saint is connected with Cyprus but in the hagiographical texts there are three saints with the same name, thus making it difficult to…

Saint Symeon Stylites, is depicted adjacently to Saint Nikephoros on the eastern face of the strengthened respond of the naos. He is dated to the sixteenth century, along with Nikephoros and Onouphrios below. Symeon is an ascetic saint and should…

The figure on the lower eastern zone of the soffit of the blind south-western arch of the naos illustrates Saint Thecla and is also dated to the original fresco programme of the church.

In the niche of diakonikon, the southern area of the sanctuary within the bema area, Saint Trifyllios, Bishop of Ledra, is depicted. Similarly to Saint John the Merciful, he is depicted as a prelate.

Saint Tryphon is depicted on the place above Saint Paul on the north adjoining respond of the central bay, and dates to the fourteenth century. On the south respond across, saint Memnon is portrayed and they are associated with each other.

Tryphon…

On the western lower zone of the soffit of the north-east arch in the bema area, Saint Tychicus is portrayed.

Saint Tychon, Bishop of Amathus, is the figure appearing within a medallion above the south-east arch.

Frontally illustrated are two panels of saints which flank either side of the western door, leading from the naos to the narthex. The figures of these monks belong to the original wall-painting programme, as does the western side of the naos. All…

Four medallions containing the busts of martyrs and a gemmed cross-monogram were painted on the central part of the soffit of the south-western recess of the naos. The martyrs from left to right are: Bacchus, Sergius, Florus and Laurus.