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 magnificationIn the archaic sense of the word; see 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 Axion Estin, on Mt. Athos