FRESCOES OF THE NORTH WALL

The murals on the north wall continue narrating about the Deeds of the Archangel Michael. The third tier displays 'Emperor Constantine's Vision of a Cross in the Heavens'. That vision foreran the victory over Maxentius, the Last Roman Emperor, seeking to revive the former grandeur of the pagan empire. It was that victory that predetermined the origin of the Christianity as the state religion. The heavenly help in the battle against non-believers is the main idea of the compositions with the Archangel Michael, the guardian of the Christian faith, as the key hero. Onesweepof his sward horrifies his enemies and brings confidence and calmness to the devotees of the еrue faith. It was exactly the Archangel Michael who came as messengerto Constantine resting in the tent, in order to interpret the vision of a cross in the heavens—the sign of victory over pagans.