The Greek Church
 

Greek Church Exterior

This iconostasis, first of all intended foe the convent of Grotta-Ferrata, near Rome, was a gift from the Congregation of Propaganda to the colony. It dates from 1886.

The Epitaphios, a painting on cut-out wood, double-sided, representing the entombment of Christ; it shows the Virgin Mary, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathia.

The Byzantine icon of the Virgin with the Child Jesus in her arms below are Saint Spyridon and Saint Nicholas; the icon is believed to date back to the 12th or 13th century. With great solemnity it is paraded round town in processions.
 

The Three elders of the Eastern Church: Saint Basil, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and Saint John Chrysostom.