| Close window Mother of God Platytera in Apse of Altar (Sanctuary). Click image to toggle between this image and a large one without text. All frescoes and texts one can see here have deep theological meaning and are directly connected with the liturgy which is celebrated in the Altar - See Notes FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: - Mother of God Platytera, Note (a) - Text -- Behold, The Virgin Shall Be With Child And Shall Bring Forth a Son. (Luke 1:26-38 / Matthew 1:18-25 / Prophecy Isaiah 7:14) - Text -- Before Abraham Was I Am. This inscription explains the role of Christ in the Old Testament. - Christ "The Great Archpriest" with Four Prophets (left to right) -- Moses, Isaiah, David, Daniel. - Text -- Thou Art He, That is Offereth and is Offered, That Accepteth And Is Distributed, O Christ Our God. This is the text from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom - Six Bishops (left to right) -- 1. St. Gregory Dialogos, Pope of Rome 2. St. James, Brother of Our Lord 3. St. John Chrysostom, Note (b) - Christ Child in the Chalice being watched over by two Archangels as a symbol of the Liturgical offer 4. St. Basil-the-Great, Note (b) 5. St. Gregory The Theologian, Note (b) 6. St. Cyrill of Jerusalem For Texts on Rolls, see Note (c) |