On the arch above the exterior narthex, Mary is depicted praying. Jesus, who represents the universe, is in a medallion on his mother's breast. On either side is the inscription "Mother of God, the place of her whom no space can contain".

On the arch above the exterior narthex, Mary is depicted praying. Jesus, who represents the universe, is in a medallion on his mother's breast. On either side is the inscription "Mother of God, the place of her whom no space can contain".