Carikli Church
After the Catherine Chapel it is easily recognized with its iron stairs. Although being a two columned church it is on a cross plan. The themes of the frescoes are nearly the same as in the Elmali and Karanlik churches.
In the central apse Christ is enthroned with St. John the Baptist at his right and Mary at the left. Just above the left apse a fresco about the hospitality of Prophet Abraham is painted.
Above the entrance there is a painting of the Crucifixion and to the left a destroyed fresco of the Baptism. Other frescoes are, the Transfiguration, Nativity, the Three Kings, Resurrection of Lazarus, Christ taken to crucifixion with a rope tied round his neck, and Angels at the Tomb. The church takes its name from the two foot prints on the floor, just below the Ascension.
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