Kariye Camii - Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City - page 285

Inscription: “Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked
of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew
all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts
thereof, from two years old and under.” (Matt. 2:16)
34 . The Massacre continues
In west lunette of sixth bay
Central part and inscription destroyed.
35. Mothers mourning their Children
In west lunette of fifth bay
Inscription: “In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and
weeping, and great mourning.” (Matt. 2:18)
36. The Flight of Elizabeth
In west lunette of fourth bay
Inscription is the title. The scene, from the Protoevangelium
22:3, depicts Elizabeth with her baby son, John the Baptist,
born about the same time as Christ, seeking refuge from the
massacre in the mountains which open to receive her.
37. The Return from Egypt
In west lunette of second bay
Inscription: “Being warned of God in a dream, he (Joseph)
turned aside into the parts of Galilee: and he came and dwelt in
a city called Nazareth.” (Matt. 2:22-3)
38. Christ taken to Jerusalem for the Passover
In west lunette of first bay
Inscription: “Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at
the Passover.” (Luke 2:41)
End of the Infancy Cycle.