In the lunette over the main entrance to the
church.—Theodore Metochites on his knees offering the church
to Christ seated on a throne. The legend ὁ
κτήτωρ
λογοθέτης
τοῦ
γεννικοῦ
Θεόδωρος ὁ
Μετοχίτης,[544]
S. Saviour in the Chora. Mosaic Representing the Registration of Joseph and Mary at Bethlehem.
Sebah and Joaillier.
S. Saviour in the Chora. Mosaic Representing Theodore Metochites Offering the Church To Christ.
To face page 326.
45.
In the western lunette.—Mary receiving
purple and scarlet wool to weave in the veil of the temple.
46.
In the vault.—On the east, Mary admitted
to the Holy of Holies when three years of age, lest she should go
back to the world; on the west, the procession of maidens escorting
Mary to the temple.
47.
The third transverse arch.—To the east,
Mary in the temple receiving bread from the archangel Gabriel; to
the west, Mary in the temple receiving instruction.
48.
On the eastern wall, to the south side of the
main entrance to the church.—The Apostle Paul.
