fighting with the dragon and St. Theodore, Helena holding the real cross and her son Konstantin; in the west of the vault, naked St. Onuphrius having long hair with a palm tree in front of him, beside him St. Thomas in blessing position and St Basil with a book in his hand are pictured.
In the 1st century AD, people called as "Hermit", who devoted themselves to religion and withdrew to solitude, lived in Egypt deserts. The last hermit St. Paphnutius went to Egypt deserts in order to learn the life and life style of hermist in 4th century AD and met St. Onuphrius who gave his name to the church. St. Paphnutius helped while St. Onuphrius was dying. Because, he was the best example of virtue and overcoming fleshy cravings. In the pictures, St. Onuphrius is naked, has long hair and a huge body and stands in front of a palm tree.
Pantry / Kitchen / Dining Hall
The three buildings are side by side and connected with each other. In the first place that is used as pantry, there are holes for storing the provisions. In the kitchen, there is an oven named "tandir" that is still used in the villages in the region. At the last section, the dining hall exists. There is a stone bench and table where 40 - 50 persons can eat at the left side of the entrance. There is a grape must house for squashing grapes on the right of the table.