The Niche

The Niche

The fresco of The Last Supper at the top of the niche clearly alludes to the common table of the monastic fraternity, with an equally clear reference to the Eucharist: Seated around the Abbot, the monastic community share the table as the disciples of Christ used to do with their teacher. Below The Last Supper, a number of important figures are depicted standing, from the left to right: the Saints John the Baptist, Nifon, Ioannis Chrysostom, Basilieos the Great, Grigorios the Theologian, Athanasios the Great and St Nikolaos. The latter five bishops are depicted wearing monks' habits. Frescoes depicting The Hospitality of Abraham, the Three Holy Children, and other allegories of the Holy Trinity decorate the smaller niches on both sides.

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