Akathist and history of the icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos (Merciful).

The Icon of the Mother of God of Mercy (Kykkos) depicts the Mother of God beseeching the Lord for the salvation of Christians.
Icon of the Mother of God “Merciful” (Kykkos)
It is known that the holy image was first transferred by the apostle to Egypt, where it was kept until the 10th century. But in 980, after the persecution of Christians, the icon was transferred to Constantinople, where it remained in the royal palace until the 12th century.
How does prayer before the icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos help?
Through the prayer of the Gracious Icon of the Mother of God, the daughter of Emperor Alexius Komnenos, suffering from an incurable illness, was cured. The ruler of Cyprus, Manuel Vutomit, then arrived in Constantinople, intending to ask the emperor for an icon for the monastery on Mount Kykkos. Emperor Alexy agreed, and his daughter miraculously received healing. Then the emperor regretted giving the icon to the monastery and he himself turned out to be ill.
The Mother of God appeared to him in a dream, commanding him to immediately send the icon to Cyprus. The emperor, leaving himself the exact copy of the icon, equipped the ship. On the island there is not only a monastery, but also an Imperial temple, built with the money of a wise ruler. Prayer to the Gracious Icon of the Mother of God continues to help people.
The monastic chronicle speaks of numerous miracles. It is known that the icon helps even non-believers who turn to the Mother of God and read the akathist to the Gracious Icon of the Mother of God.
The Akathist to the Gracious Icon of the Mother of God is also read in Moscow, in the Conception Monastery. The image survived the revolution and was kept in the Church of the Prophet Elijah in Obydensky Lane, and in November 1999 it was moved to the Conception Monastery.
Prayer in front of the miraculous icon helps in every way! Believers also ask for deliverance from drought, for healing from bleeding, infertility and the gift of childbearing, for strengthening in needs and sorrows, for help in bearing the monastic cross, for healing from headaches, for healing of the paralytic and in family sorrows.