St Nicholas Church Demre Myra — Vera Bulgurlu Sema Doğan Ebru Fındık

Wall painting from the parekklesion of the St Nicholas Church a scene from the life cycle of St Nicholas in which the Saint appears in a dream to Ablabios Governor of Constantiople The bearded figure seated on the left represents Ablabios his hands raised in supplication Facing him are St Nicholas his right hand raised in blessing and another unidentified saint with both hands held out towards Ablabios Dated to the 12th century by Professor Nilay Çorağan see Nilay Çorağan The Wall Paintings of the Church of St Nicholas in Demre publication AKMED Koç University

Wall painting from the parekklesion of the St Nicholas Church a scene from the life cycle of St Nicholas in which the Saint appears in a dream to Ablabios Governor of Constantiople The bearded figure seated on the left represents Ablabios his hands raised in supplication Facing him are St Nicholas his right hand raised in blessing and another unidentified saint with both hands held out towards Ablabios Dated to the 12th century by Professor Nilay Çorağan see Nilay Çorağan The Wall Paintings of the Church of St Nicholas in Demre publication AKMED Koç University