Relief Icon of The Virgin Mary Axion Esti

Relief Icon of The Virgin Mary Axion Esti

This icon was painted on canvas according to the style, tradition and criteria required by Byzantine art. The wood has been carved in the form of the Virgin Mary, offering a three-dimensional representation of the icon.

The phrase “Axion Esti” is a prayer to the Virgin Mary that is chanted during the Divine Liturgy, after the consecration of the Precious Gifts.

“Axion Esti” is also the name of a famous miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, located on Mount Athos. The icon of Axion Esti is of the type of the Eleousa or Glykofilousa.

The icon is particularly honored on Easter Monday and is solemnly celebrated on June 11. The icon of Axion Esti is considered the protector and “Ephestian” of the 20 monasteries of Mount Athos. According to tradition, the prayer “Axion Esti” is attributed to the Archangel Gabriel, who first said it to Metropolitan Damianos.

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