Icons within the 'Proskynetarion'
1 Virgin Kykkotissa and Child 2 Christ with Chains 3 Saint George Dragon 4 Saint Demetrius King 5 Evangelist John: eagle 6 Evangelist Matthew: man 7 Evangelist Luke: ox 8 Evangelist Mark: lion 9 Last Judgement a Holy Trinity b Throne of Second Coming c Weighing of Souls d Heaven e Hell 10 Mount of Olives 11 St. Mary of Egypt 12 Baptism in River Jordan 13 St. Sabbas and Monastery 14 The Annunciation 15 Blind Man at Siloam 16 Judas Hanging 17 Prophet Baruch 18 Dormition of Virgin Mary 19 Nativity in Bethlehem 20 Massacre of Innocents 21 City Walls 22 Dome of the Rock 23 Church of Holy Sepulchre f The Resurrection g Patriarch of Jerusalem h The Crucifixion i Lateral Buildings j The Lamentation 24 Port of Jaffa 25 Legend of Tree of Life k Lot and Tree of Life l Lot Waters Tree m Devil and Life-Giving Water
  1. The Virgin Kykkotissa and Child (IΣ XΣ; Y EΛEΩΣA TOY KIKΩ)
  2. Christ bound with chains (nimbus: O[Ω]N abbr. ‘The One Who Is’; to the right: O E[P]KOMENOΣ O KPIΣTOΣ)
  3. Saint George slaying the dragon (O AΓIO[Σ] ΓΕOΩΡΓΙΟ[Σ])
  4. Saint Demetrius slaying King Kaloyan (OΓ O [A] ΓIO[Σ] [DIM]IT[PIOΣ])
  5. Symbol of Evangelist John: eagle (IO)
  6. Symbol of Evangelist Matthew: man (MAT)
  7. Symbol of Evangelist Luke: ox (LΩ)
  8. Symbol of Evangelist Mark: lion (MAP)
  9. The Last Judgement
    1. The Holy Trinity (nimbus: O Ω N)
    2. Hetoimasia: Throne of the Second Coming between Adam and Eve (AΔ, EB)
    3. The Weighing of Souls (near archangels: ΔϩΘEPA Π[A]PΩΣIA; the Second Coming)
    4. Heaven
    5. Hell
  10. The Mount of Olives (OPOΣ TOY EΛEONO[Σ])
  11. Saint Mary of Egypt receives Holy Communion from Saint Zosimas (Y OΣHA MAPI[A] ABA(?) [ZOΣ]HMA)
  12. The baptism in the River Jordan
  13. Saint Sabbas and his monastery (O AΓIOΣ ΣABBAΣ)
  14. The Annunciation (O EVAΓEΛHCMOC )
  15. The blind man healed at the Pool of Siloam (ΣHΛOAM)
  16. Judas hanging from a tree (YΩΔA)
  17. The vision of the prophet Baruch (ΒΑΡAPΩΚ Z)
  18. The Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Y KHMHΣHC THΣ ΘEOTOYKΩ])
  19. The Nativity in Bethlehem (top: Y ΓENHΣHΣ; bottom: illegible)
  20. The Massacre of the Innocents (Η ΒΡΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ)

Jerusalem

  1. City Walls
  2. Dome of the Rock
  3. Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
    1. The Resurrection; the Holy Sepulchre
    2. The Patriarch of Jerusalem receives the Holy Fire from angels
    3. The Crucifixion
    4. Lateral buildings; the open and closed doors of the church
    5. The Lamentation
  1. The port of Jaffa (IAΦA)
  2. The legend of the Tree of Life
    1. Lot receives three branches of the Tree of Life from Abraham (ΕΔΟΣΕH Ο ΑΒΡΑΜA ΤΟΥΣ ΤΡΙΣ ΔΑΛΟΥΣ ΤOY ΛΟΤ)
    2. Lot waters the Tree of Life
    3. The Devil drinking the life-giving water (O [Δ] HABOΛOΣ ΠHNH ΤΟY ΝEΡΟ[N] APO TOY ΛOT)
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