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In the spandrel above the entrance to the Enkleistra (Narthex), the Annunciation of the Virgin has survived in a good condition. On the left are depicted Saint Peter and Saint Gregory the Theologian and in the nearby niche Saint Gregory Bishop of…

Above the tomb of Saint Neophytos, to the left side, is found the wall - painting of the Crucifixion. At the north wall there is a shallow niche where Virgin Mary is depicted seated on a throne holding Christ surrounded by two bishops looking on…

The icon of Virgin Mary known as ''Enkleistriani'', is representing the Virgin supporting Christ with her left arm while she points to him with her right. The icon is a donation of the former abbot Joachim and was painted by painter Theophylaktos.…

Virgin Mary holds young Christ with her left hand and supports him with her right arm. The icon is found on the central nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. An inscription reads: ''NAΠΟΤΗΣ ΚΚ'' that is ''from Kykkos''. Dimensions 114 x…

On the east wall above the Altar, Virgin Mary on a frontal position, stands with her hands raised at the sides, as she would be painted in the semidome of a normal apse. She is surrounded by officiating bishops. On the left Saint John Chrysostom and…

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…

Virgin Mary prays, turning her body to the right towards Christ. It is an icon of the Great Supplication which is found on the nave of the iconostasis in the Katholikon. Dimensions 83 x 69 cm. Painted by Joseph Chourri

Virgin Mary mourning before the Crucified Christ covers her face with her left hand and tends her right hand towards her Son. This icon is one of the two ''Lypira'' that surrounds the Cross crowning the central aisle of the iconostasis in the…

Wall - painting of medallions that are painted in a yellowish background which is decorated with very stylised ivy and wine leaves. It is circling the apse in the Bema of the Katholikon.

The Vegetal Decorative Patterns were always used in the decoration of the Churches. It is located inside the Holy Bema of the Katholikon.