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In the latter half of the sixteenth century, the Akathistos Hymn was already incorporated into the communal and private devotional practices of monastic communities in the principality of Moldavia. However, examining the monastic typika and liturgical books alone does not provide a complete understanding of the hymn’s function beyond the framework of the Lenten season. This chapter aims to assess the role of the Akathistos Hymn in shaping the ascetic and monastic spirituality in the voivodate of Moldavia in the late sixteenth-century. It does so by conducting a thorough analysis of the hymn’s surviving visual representations, which were created under the patronage of the metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă (1588–1591; 1595–1605) in the final decade of the sixteenth century. Firstly, an examination will be conducted of the different iconographic contexts in which the Akathistos cycle was depicted in the monastic katholikon at Sucevița (Suceava County, Romania), the interior and exterior decoration of which was undertaken with the sponsorship of the Movilă family, following the ascent of Ieremia Movilă (r. 1595–1606) to the Moldavian throne. Additionally, this study will examine an epitrachelion with scenes from the Akathistos Hymn that was presented to the monastery of Sucevița by its princely patrons in 1599. Furthermore, we shall point out that in the same year, on the advice of metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă (second tenure—1595–1606), a significant land portion from the princely estate was generously granted to a hermitage dedicated to the Akathistos Hymn in the Ceahlău Mountains. The reception of the Akathistos Hymn among female monastic groups during the same era is attested by two independent portable icons depicting Strophe 19 of the Akathistos Hymn (“For virgins and for all who flee to you, you are a wall…”) dating back to the sixteenth century. We shall conclude that the hymn elicited a particular response from the community of nuns living in the hermitage of Văleni (Neamț County, Romania) where the two icons supposedly came from, while also shaping the devotion of female benefactors who belonged to the local nobility.

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From Liturgy to Private Devotion: The Akathistos Hymn in Late Sixteenth-Century Moldavia

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    2025年

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  • Oana Iacubovschi

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In the latter half of the sixteenth century, the Akathistos Hymn was already incorporated into the communal and private devotional practices of monastic communities in the principality of Moldavia. However, examining the monastic typika and liturgical books alone does not provide a complete understanding of the hymn’s function beyond the framework of the Lenten season. This chapter aims to assess the role of the Akathistos Hymn in shaping the ascetic and monastic spirituality in the voivodate of Moldavia in the late sixteenth-century. It does so by conducting a thorough analysis of the hymn’s surviving visual representations, which were created under the patronage of the metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă (1588–1591; 1595–1605) in the final decade of the sixteenth century. Firstly, an examination will be conducted of the different iconographic contexts in which the Akathistos cycle was depicted in the monastic katholikon at Sucevița (Suceava County, Romania), the interior and exterior decoration of which was undertaken with the sponsorship of the Movilă family, following the ascent of Ieremia Movilă (r. 1595–1606) to the Moldavian throne. Additionally, this study will examine an epitrachelion with scenes from the Akathistos Hymn that was presented to the monastery of Sucevița by its princely patrons in 1599. Furthermore, we shall point out that in the same year, on the advice of metropolitan Gheorghe Movilă (second tenure—1595–1606), a significant land portion from the princely estate was generously granted to a hermitage dedicated to the Akathistos Hymn in the Ceahlău Mountains. The reception of the Akathistos Hymn among female monastic groups during the same era is attested by two independent portable icons depicting Strophe 19 of the Akathistos Hymn (“For virgins and for all who flee to you, you are a wall…”) dating back to the sixteenth century. We shall conclude that the hymn elicited a particular response from the community of nuns living in the hermitage of Văleni (Neamț County, Romania) where the two icons supposedly came from, while also shaping the devotion of female benefactors who belonged to the local nobility.