| They were seated at the midpoint of the nave, with us facing them backward, that is, toward the narthex rather than the apse of the cathedral. |
| Zahari Zograf lived and worked on Mount Athos between 1851 and 1852, where he decorated the outer narthex of the Great Lavra. |
| The outer narthex which runs along the full western facade forms the present facade. |
| Its plant is characterized by two naves and two apses preceded by a narthex with a tomb at arcosolio post at the beginning of the northern wall. |
| Above each narthex is a gynaeceum, which was for the use of women only. |
| The church, which is oval in plan, is preceded to the west by a semi-circular narthex. |
