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The church was burnt down in 1070 and rebuilt by the year 1077 either by Romanos IV Diogenes (1067-78) or Michael VII (1071-87) and then destroyed again by fire in 1434. The church, at this stage, was connected to the Palace of Blachernae by a stairway. After the fire, nothing remained of the fire apart from the Sacred Spring.
In 1867, the modern church was built and further additions have since been made to the structure. A It is said, that the Akathistos was first chanted at this location and a special marble plaque, inscribed with the [[Akathistos verse]], a celebrated Byzantine [[hymn]] , to the Theotokos, has now been placed above the Hagiasma. In addition, there are four wall paintings by the famous painter ''Eirenarchos Covas'' (1964)
To this very day, the spring is reputed to have therapeutic powers. Also associated with the history of this shrine is:
