Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Acathist js

Acathist js. (Gr.) A solemn hymn, anciently sung in the Greek church, on the Saturday of the fifth week of Lent, in honor of the Virgin, for having thrice delivered Constantinople from the invasions of barbarians.

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