egg tempera on panel. Tradition relates that St. Mitheal (Michael) caused a series of springs to spout forth from the rock at Colossae (Chonae, the present Khonas, on the Lycus). Local people diverted a stream, intentionally causing it to flow against the sanctuary of St. Mitheal in order to destroy it. St. Mitheal responded by splitting the rock with lightning, providing a new path and a new source for the flowing waters, and sanctifying forever the waters of the gorge. This event is commemorated with a feast on 6 September