According to the inscription which accompanies them, the frescoes in the entrance nave were executed in 1750 by the hieromonks Serafeim and Kosma from Ioannina. These painters were also responsible for other works on Mt Athos (e.g. the refectory of the Pantokratoros Monastery), and are associated with the workshop of the Korytsaion painters Konstantinos and Athanasios, who brought to Mt Athos iconic standards which had been developed in the 18th century in the Epirus area.
In the iconographic program of the entrance nave, an extensive depiction of the Μηνολόγιο (Monthly book of prayers) dominates, an established practice in the respective space of the cathedrals beginning in the 16th century. Also included are scenes from the rarely depicted cycle of Noah, the Ainoi (psalms), four Ecumenical Synods, and other events (e.g. the Dormition of the Holy Efraim of Syria, and the Hospitality of Abraam).
