The Church was designed with single nave as rectangle in longitudinal, The collapse of the barrel vaulted structure and the wooden floor exposed the room for graves, which is equal in size to the structure above. The Church has a connection to a small cell in the south.
The Church was designed with single nave as rectangle in longitudinal, The collapse of the barrel vaulted structure and the wooden floor exposed the room for graves, which is equal in size to the structure above. The Church has a connection to a small cell in the south. One can see burial niches in the type of arcolosium on all the walls; in the east on the axis, three graves with a big niche and a flat roof attract attention. Large cycle of Christis dated to the end of 9th century or before Iconoclasm or to the 11th century according to some researchers. On an inscription on the east wall of the Church, it is mentioned that the Church is dedicated to Mary: “The Temple of Panagia Theotocos Spadiate and Tourmacos of Pates and Spathorokandidat was decorated by Christophoros”. The same dedication was repeated in the east wall on the epigraph of a grave: “The grave of Monk Petrus, Priest of the otokos Church”
On the apse semi-dome, Jesus sitting between two angels; on the lower lane Mary between two angels and six bishops; in the middle of the vault a big cross; on the half of south, on the upper lane, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Water Trial; on the middle lane, the Nativity (the scene on the left three Magi, on the right the batting of the child Jesus and three shepherds); on the lower lane, the Dream of Joseph, Flight into Egypt, Herodes Commanding the Massacre of the Innocent Children; on the south wall, Baptism, Entrance to Jerusalem; on the north half of the vault, on the upper lane, Mary and Child Jesus among the Angels, on the middle lane, Annunciation at the Well, Manifestation of three Magi; on the lower lane Denial of Petrus, Washing of the Feet,the Praying on the Olive Mountain; on the north wall the Women before the Empty Grave; in the southern room Three Jewish Youngsters in the Oven, Daniel among Lions were depicted.
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