Axion estin (, ), or "It is Truly Meet," is a pair of hymns to the Virgin Mary used in the Divine Liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, consisting of a magnification and a theotokion.

is also a type of icon of the , after the icon in front of which, according to tradition, the hymn was revealed in the late 10th century; an elder and his disciple lived in a cell on Mount Athos. The icon is currently kept in the Protaton in Karyes.

See also

• Hymns to Mary

References

External links

• The Official site of the Holy Cell