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In the lunette above the western door of the naos, leading to the narthex, two scenes of the life of Christ are depicted. The southern represents the Entry to Jerusalem. It dates back to the 1105 A.D. iconographic cycle of the church.
Christ is…

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.…

A blind arch is formed in the north-west corner of the western bay, on which the scene of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is developed. The scene is dated to the twelfth century A.D. The painting is really intriguing as it depicts forty men who seem…

Four sections of sanctuary doors, illustrations of diferent hierachs. They belong to the iconostasis of the monastery's main church still in use

In the central zone of the northern semidome of the narthex, the Garden of Paradise is painted. The scene contains the locked gate leading to Paradise with a guardian cherub in front of it. Also, a number of the Elect walk towards it, with Peter as…

In the lower zone of the tympanum of the south-east niche of the bema area, Saint Gregory of Nyssa and an unknown deacon are represented.

H εικόνα της Παναγίας είναι δωρεά του Χατζηχαράλαμπου Γεωργίου στην πρώτη μικρή εκκλησία, που ο ίδιος έκτισε στον οικισμό Αϊ- Γιώρκης του…

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…

On the upper band of the soffit on the northern arch, the choirs of the Elect appear. From west to east they are recognised as the Choir of the Hierarchs, the Choir of the Prophets, the Choir of the Blessed and the Choir of the Martyrs. These…

The placement of hieromonk and donor Barnabas adjacent to the image of Our Lady Phorviotisa, next to the entrance door and above the Deesis, highlights his contribution in the fresco program of Asinou.
He is depicted with his head lifted and hands…