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Katholikon, miracle

Katholikon, south narthex (makrynariki), west wall

Katholikon, Christ Antiphonites

Katholikon, Cleansing of the Temple

Naos, Life of John Prodromos

Katholikon, Man of Sorrows

Icon of the Virgin Dexiokratousa (right-handed) Hodegetria (guide). Virgin is represented holding the blessing Christ Child in her right hand and gesturing to him with her free hand. Provenance: Church of Saint Paraskevi, Moutoullas

Katholikon, Saint John the Baptist before Herod

Katholikon, Christ Pantokrator icon

Katholikon, Chapel of Saint Nicolas, Virgin with Child

Katholikon, Saint John the Baptist imprisoned

Katholikon, saint Elesvaan

Detail of the roman stele of Firmia and Latronia families with two male portraits and a Latin inscription

Icon of the Mother of God in the type of Hodegetria (Greek for 'who shows the way'). In this type of image, the Virgin Mary is represented pointing to the blessing Christ Child. It is one of the commonest icon types in Byzantium. Provenance: Church…

Exterior, view from the west

Katholikon, Scene from the life of saint John the Baptist

Katholikon, Enati, saint Macarius of Rome

Naos, Intrados Mosaics, Aniconic Decoration, detail

Katholikon, Mesonyktikon, funerary portrait of a donor

Icon of Christ in the best-known iconographic type of 'Pantokrator' (Christ the Almighty), that is a bust of Christ holding the Gospel book and making a blessing gesture with his free hand. He is accompanied with a Greek inscription that reads:…