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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''.

In the niche of the south aisle in the Bema of the Katholikon an Angel is depicted serving the Holy Communion and holding the body of Christ ( Melismos) on a purple cloth. On the right of the niche is painted a candle and above it there is an…

Angel Mosaic from Kanakaria Church

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.

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.

Konstantinos Parthenis (1878-1967).“Angel with Violin”. Pencil on paper. 100x70cm
A mildly abstracted sketch of an angel playing the violin by the artist Costas Parthenis . Born in Alexandria to an Italian mother and Greek father, Constantinos…

Έργο: Άγγελος - σύμβολο Ευαγγελιστή Ματτθαίου
Χρονολογία: 18ος αιώνας
Καλλιτέχνης/Σχολή: Άγνωστος
Προέλευση: Από το ναό Παναγίας,…

This 11th century Byzantine church was erected over the ruins of an Early Christian basilica. The original apse of the basilica has survived together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a rare 6th century mosaic of Virgin and Child…

The Nativity scene illustrated on this stamp is reproduced from a gilded wood-carved icon forming part of the early 16th century iconostasis in the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the village of Kourdali. One of several paintings in the…

The wall painting illustrated on this stamp comes from the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour ( Tou Sotira) at Palechori (Palaeochorio). The building is from the early 16th century, and the interior of the chapel (except for the roof ) is…