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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…

Below Prophet Isaiah, on the lower part of the soffit of the eastern arch of the narthex, the monk Germanos is depicted. He wears a brown tunic, not long, with a waistband under which another brown garment is worn. He also wears a pair of black…

The monk Kallinikos is depicted on the west respond of the south arch, above the petitioner Vasilios. The inscription is placed above the head of the monk and reads: prayer of the servant of God Kallinikos the monk. He is portrayed facing to the…

Laurentios is one of the monks-donors included in the iconographic program of the narthex of Asinou. He stands next to Saint Sozomenos, on the east respond, and is depicted turned east to the side of Virgin Phorviotisa. He is portrayed in the…

The Monk Leontios, one of the donors, is depicted in a confined panel, on the left hand side of Archangel Michael in the north conch of the narthex of Asinu.
According to his occupation, he is dressed in a dark grey tunic with a belt, a black hood…

Monk Theophilos is pictured on the lower part of the soffit of the eastern arch of the narthex. Reference to Theophilos is made in the dedicatory inscription as one of the main donor supported by the common people. His body is turned towards Virgin…

Strangely enough for an Orthodox church, mouflons and hounds are depicted in the triangular space between the Virgin and monk Theophilos. The two mouflons stand in a steep landscape and two hounds are tied to a spear and each is turned to the figure…

The scene of the Nativity of Mary occupies the lunette’s tympanum on the northern wall within the bema area and according to stylistic terms, it is dated to the original programme of the mural decoration of the church.
The episode consists of two…

Our Lady Phorviotisa is pictured on the tympanum of the eastern arch above the door leading from the central bay to the narthex. It is for the first time who is mentioned with her descriptive designation ‘Phorviotisa’. She is shown with hands…