Frescoes, Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, Kakopetria, Cyprus

St Michael and St Gabriel the archangels in niches, and Virgin and Child and Christ Eleemon or Christ of Mercy on the pillars, frescoes, in the Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, or the Church of St Nicholas of the Roof, a Byzantine monastery built 11th century, near Kakopetria, in the Solea valley of the Troodos mountains, Cyprus. The katholikon or monastery church was built in cross-in-square style with a pitched roof added later, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Agios Archangel Cypriot Cyprus Iconostasis Kakopetria Katholikon Mercy Nicosia Nikolaos Stegis Troodos

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