The "Akathist"  Icons

12 / 25 January

????? ?????? ?????? ??????????The Akathist Icon of the Mother of God is in the icon screen of the Chilandar Cathedral Church. It became known as the "Akathist" Icon because in 1837, during a fire burning in the church, an akathist hymn was read before it, and as a consolation to the monks, the icon remained unscathed.