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The Mother of God Pantanassa (Queen of All), flanked by Archangels Michael and Gabriel, are depicted on the conch of the apse of the bema area. They belong to the late thirteenth-century fresco layer. Mary is portrayed full-length in the type of…

John of Damascus occupies the northern side of the triumphal arch above the bema of the church and is dated to the refurbishment programme of the bema. He is depicted in a monk’s attire as in the narthex, facing upward to the sacrifice of Isaac. …

The Sacrifice of Isaac is dispersed over four scenes and dominates most of the triumphal arch. As with the portrait of the Virgin on the arch, the composition of Isaac’s sacrifice dates to the second painting programme of bema and naos, i.e. to…

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

The composition of Paraklesis flanks the templon of the naos. The portraits of Mary and John and Christ the Merciful are depicted on either side of the bema, responds and create a link with the same representation attested, on the respective position…

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,…

Four martyrs of Sebaste are represented on the eastern face of the soffit of the arch of the north wall.

From right to left, they are recognised as Saint Mardarios with its distinctive red vivid cap, Saint Evyenios as a yound man, Saint Ayxentios…

Anna, the mother of the Virgin, is depicted on the pillar underneath the Annunciation scene. Along with eoakim, Her father, portrayed on either respond of the bema arch, proclaim the human nature of Christ in the Annunciation.

Depictions of them…

On the west jamb of the northern door, an apotropaic cross and cryptograms are depicted and date to the fourteenth century.

The cross is brown-coloured and the letters black. Both are painted on a white background.

On the lower level, the…

On the east portal of the north door of the central bay, an apotropaic cross with a waived crown of thorns and cryptograms are depicted and date to the fourteenth century.

The cross is brown-coloured and the letters black. Both are painted on a…