Tag: 2026 Jubilee

Anniversaries and commemorations

Jubilee Year for the Akathist Hymn marks 1,400 years since first chanting

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
26.03.2026

This year marks 14 centuries since the city of Constantinople was saved from a siege by a coalition of Avars and Persians, an event commemorated by the first chanting of the Akathist Hymn to the…

Cultural

Ecumenical Patriarchate to celebrate 1,400 years since the first Akathist Hymn in 2026 Jubilee Year

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
30.10.2025

Next year will mark 14 centuries since the composition of the first and most beautiful Akathist Hymn in history, most likely written by Saint Romanos the Melodist and sung during a critical moment in the…