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The church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, better known as Panagia of Asinou, is situated in the north foothills of the Troodos mountain range. It is built on the east bank of a stream, three kilometers south of the village of Nikitari. In 1985 it was…

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

On the soffit of the north arch in the bema area, there are four medallions depicting prelates. Although they cannot be recognised by name, the easternmost of them were identified as Saint Spyridon, due to his distinctive basket cap, and Saint…

On the lower zone of the north-east recess within the bema area, Romanus Melodus the Hymnographer is depicted. Along with him, there are other saints who cannot be identified due to the poor preservation of the frescoes

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…

Saint John the Merciful, dressed in a prelate’s uniform, is depicted in the prothesis recess, the northern counterpart area of diakonikon. He is a local saint, as his birthplace was Amathus and his parents were Cypriots.
The portrait of Saint…

The figures of Saint Mary of Egypt and Saint Zosimus are depicted on both sides of the arch of the sanctuary. Together they make up the Communion of Mary and are dated to the first decoration cycle of Asinou.
Mary used to live a dissolute life for…

The episode of the Annunciation is divided on each side of the two apse responds of the bema area, resulting in a visual interplay. This dates to the 1105 A.D. On the north side, an angel appears in action, holding a wand with a fleur-de-lis made…

On the lowest zone of the apse in the bema area, the Hierarchs of the Orthodox Christianity are depicted. By contrast to the vitality of the Apostles above, there is an obvious frontality in the way the Holy Fathers are depicted. They have a…

The panel of Saint Barnabas and Epiphanius is located in the centre of the lowest zone of the apse of the bema area. The panel evokes a portable icon and its distinctive placement honour their attribution as Cypriot prelates and, especially,…