On the door leading to the inner narthex, just opposite the entrance to the museum, we find a magnificent portrait of Jesus Christ. Upon entering the museum, we are confronted with this splendid mosaic depiction of Jesus. We see Jesus here with a halo over his head, holding the Holy Bible in his left hand and making a sign of blessing with his fingers of his right hand. In this mosaic portrayal, Jesus is depicted having his hair elaborately divided into two sides from the middle of his head, with a spiritual look on his face. To the right of Christ’s head and slightly upwards, there is an abbreviation meaning Jesus. And on the inner and left side, stands the abbreviation XC, which is one of the names of Christ. Beneath these, on the right-hand side we read the inscription Hora (Chora) and “Jesus Christ, the dwelling place of the living” on the left side, Philosophically, this characteristic of Jesus, which is also indicated in the Bible, is thus coupled with the name of the church.
- Architecture
- Attempts by Satan to deceive Jesus
- Blessing of the Virgin Mary
- Consecration by Jesus
- Elizabeth and John flee away
- Fresco of the Anastasis
- Jesus and his ancestors
- Jesus going together with Mary and John
- Joseph and the stick that indicates Mary
- Kariye (Chora) Museum
- King Herod ‘s order for the massacre
- Mary and Joseph bidding each other farewell
- Mary and the child Jesus
- Presentation of the church by Theodore
- The birth of Christ
- The birth of te Virgin
- The death of the Virgin
- The feeding of the Virgin by an angel
- The frescoes of the parecclesion
- The Last Judgement scene
- The mosaics of the apostles St. Paul
- The mosaics of the Khalke Jesus and Mary
- The prayer of Mary and the Angels
- The return of the Virgin Mary and Jesus form Egypt to Nazaret
- The Virgin and the attendant twelve angels
- The Virgin taking the skeins of wool, to weave the veil for the temple
- Three Magi from the East in audience wit
- Virgin Mary’s visit to Bethlehem
- Virgin Mary, Josep and the enrollment for taxation
- Water being turned into wine