Photograph of murals, Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery
The original murals on the front of the Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery (“Panagia the God-guarded”) or the Kızlar Monastery, a former female monastery founded during the reign of Alexios III (r. 1349-90). It is at the foot of the Boztepe mountain and overlooks the city of Trabzon. The church and complex have been rebuilt, and the current façade no longer bears these frescoes.