The composition ‘Flight into Egypt’ of the Ikos 6 of the Akathist to the Blessed Virgin Mary is presented on the fresco and it starts with the lines:  « By shining in Egypt the light of truth, Thou didst dispel the darkness of falsehood; for its idols fell, O Saviour, unable to endure Thy strength…’ The Virgin Mary with the Baby in her arms is depicted astride a white horse. To the left of Her is a young man in a short tunic. To the right of Her is righteous Joseph, indicating the way to Egypt, which is depicted as a city. The literary source of the scene is the Gospel of Matthew and the apocryphal Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, which describes in detail the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt and the miracles connected with it.

General information:
The Akathist Hymn is one of the most well-loved services of devotion in the Orthodox Church. The Akathist to the Holy Virgin is a praise hymn in Her honor, composed in Byzantium between the 5th and 7th centuries. In the Russian tradition of authorship is attributed to Venerable Roman the Melodist (6th century). The cycle of illustrations of Akathist is traditionally included in the decoration system of the Virgin temples and temples dedicated to other people and events. In ancient Russian monumental painting of the 16th–17th centuries, it is often adjacent to the cycle of the Protoevangelium of James.

Full title: Akathist to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ikos 6
Time of creation: 1641
Technique: Fresco, tempera
Location: North wall