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Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St Theodore Stratelates, St Bechianos, St Stephen the Younger and St John Klimax, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati (1-1, 65)
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St Theodore Stratelate imposing in his military attire, he stands beside and protects his five fellow sufferers in the spiritual arena. St Stephen holds a diptych icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ, signifying his status as a defender of the veneration of icons and his martyrdom during the period of Iconoclasm.
Title: Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St Theodore Stratelates, St Bechianos, St Stephen the Younger and St John Klimax, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati (1-1, 65)
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St Theodore Stratelate imposing in his military attire, he stands beside and protects his five fellow sufferers in the spiritual arena.
St Stephen holds a diptych icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ, signifying his status as a defender of the veneration of icons and his martyrdom during the period of Iconoclasm.
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