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The scene of Ezekiel with the Closed Door, which is represented on the eastern face of the western arch of the naos, along with the Burning Bush and the Mandylion, attest the message of Incarnation through prophecies by Prophets of the Old Testament.…

The Holy Mandylion, which is represented on the eastern face of the western arch of the naos, along with the Burning Bush and the scene of Ezekiel with the Closed Door, attest the message of Incarnation through prophecies of the Old Testament. In…

The Burning Bush, which is represented on the eastern face of the western arch of the naos, along with the scene of Ezekiel with the Closed Door and the Holy Mandilion, attest the message of Incarnation through prophecies by Prophets of the Old…

Prophets could not be missed from the fourteenth century iconographic programme of the central nave, as traditionally the upper sections of the churches were used for their depiction due to their profession.
As this is the case, the prophecy of…

On the eastern transverse arch of the central bay, which is a strengthened later addition, the Annunciation scene in a compound with Christ as the Ancient of Days is illustrated.

The Virgin is depicted enthroned, holding the spindle in front of an…

The Anastasis scene is to be found on the lunette, of the northern wall of the naos. As the other story-telling scenes regarding the Christological cycle, except the Women at the Tomb, the scene is entitled with the label Anastasis.

The…

The scene on the lunette over the north door of the central bay narrates the series of events which took place after the Entombment of Jesus.

The scene depicts the visit of the three Maries to the tomb of Christ three days after His deposition. In…

Saint Helena is portrayed in an imperial attire, as the crown, loros and red shoes reveal and the sigla identify her.
She is depicted on one of the thirteenth century strengthened responds, and therefore it was not painted over frescoes belonging to…

Saint Theodore Stratelatis and saint Theodore Tiron are depicted on the east side of the north door within the same panel, in accordance to the tradition which dictates their representation along one another. Theodores along with Saint George across…

On the upper part of the western panel of the north door the fourteenth century figure of Saint Nicholas of Myra is depicted while on the lower part remnants of the twelfth century layer are visible.
Of the upper portion, Nicholas is represented in…