Virgin Koukouzelissa

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In the 12th century in Durres, Albania, lived a widow, Bulgarian origin, together with her son, named John. He was brilliantly and had zeal for letters and lonely life, but was very poor. In Koukouzelin named because, when I inquired what he ate, he always responded Cook and Zeli ie beans and greens.He studied at the Imperial Academy of Istanbul. Emperor Komninos hired him in palaces as a musician he was impressed by the lovely and sweet voice he had. John, despite the prices enjoyed amid the imperial palaces, and regretted not filled him nothing of these treats. He was quieter and thought the monk. Cravings This dedication has become increasingly large and at that time was to travel to Istanbul Abbot of the Monastery Great Lavra on Mount Athos.John said to the abbot, without revealing his true identity to the desire to hide inside. When the Abbot left for Mount Athos, Koukouzeles, not to recognize him and stop pretending rakendita dressed in his slave and left. He appeared to the Abbot and asked him to take him as a monk. The abbot did not recognize and did not accept him because of his young age and because Koukouzeles insisted, sent him to work as a shepherd in Vigla area.Once a hermit quieter saw the cave, his shepherd resting in pastoral rod chanting unsuspected wonderful hymns to the Virgin Mary. The hermit reported it to the Abbot, who called the shepherd. The Koukouzelis from the hardships and the exercises had aposkeletothei and as it was next Abbot was unable to recognize him. Then he was forced to reveal to the Abbot who was.John was left alone and last. Exercise and insomnia pin asleep in the pew in front of an image of the Virgin Mary used to sit, then he heard a voice saying softly: -Chaire John! And saw in front of the Virgin. At the same time, the Virgin placed in the palm of a currency and became vanished. then he woke Koukouzeles and saw the palm of the currency! The currency that, the Fathers then placed it in the Image, which has since been called Koukouzelissa.