Christianity
Akathist to our Most Holy Lady Mother of God
The Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos — the great Byzantine hymn of praise to the Mother of God, chanted standing (a-kathistos, 'not sitting'). Traditionally ascribed to St. Romanos the Melodist, its proem was added in thanksgiving for the deliverance of Constantinople from the siege of 626.
Ben Ajaero · · 8 min read
