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On the east wall, north of the apse, an Angel is depicted in a starry sky covering his face with his garment in a sign of mourning. Here lies the original place for the ''Prothesis''.

Saint Stephen the First - Martyr and Archdeacon holds a closed cylindrical box . From his left shoulder a narrow lane with the written words Saint - Saint - Saint is visible. It is the ''Orarion''. The wall - painting is located in the niche beside…

In the lower zone of the apse in the Katholikon, to the left, three prelates are depicted officiating : Saints Athanasius, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. In their hands they hold scrolls with prayers of the Holy Liturgy.

On the lower part of the Apse of the Katholikon, to the right, three prelates are depicted officiating : Basil the Great, Cyril of Alexandria and John the Almoner. They hold scrolls on which prayers of the Holy Liturgy are written.

Christ at the back of the table of the Last Supper on which the Paten is placed, gives the Apostles the Bread, His Body. Peter the Apostle is the first and there follow the five Apostles. Above the scene it is written from right to left "Take it.…

This Angel is turned to the "Giving of the Bread" scene and holds in both hands a lit candle. The wall - painting is located on the north side of the window in the Apse of the Katholikon.

The angel is turned to the scene of ''the offering of the Wine'' and holds with the right hand a censer and with the left a lit candle. The wall-painting is found on the south side of the window of the Apse in the Katholikon.

Christ stands at the back of the table of the Last Supper, holding a Chalice with which he offers the Wine to the first Apostle who is followed by five others. Above Christ there is the inscription : " Drink it all of you for this is my blood of the…

Only the upper part of the halo of Christ survives and on the upper part of the Cross there is an inscription " THE KING OF GLORY". The wall - painting is located in the north aisle of the Bema, on the column which is incorporated in the wall. There…

The Virgin Mary is painted in the Apse of the Bema enthroned with Christ on her lap between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The upper part of her body is utterly destroyed as well as the head of Christ and almost entirely the bodies of the…