The Virgin Mary Akathis

"The Church of the Virgin Mary Akathis is the parish church of Chora, which is also called Chorio tis Panagias, or the Village of the Virgin Mary. The church is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and to the Akathist Hymn, or Akathistos Imnos. The name Akathis, which comes from the Greek word “akathistos” for “not sitting” (that is, standing), is encountered almost exclusively in Schoinoussa