“O, Virgin Pure”. Greek Orthodox Chant. “Agni Parthene”. “Αγνή Παρθένε”.

“The Virgin of the Lilies (La Vierge au lys)”.

Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).

Date: 1899.

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Author: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).

Greek Orthodox Chant.

“Agni Parthene”.

“Αγνή Παρθένε”.

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Greek Orthodox Chant.

“Agni Parthene”.

“Αγνή Παρθένε”.

Available on YouTube

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(See the reference to Greek Orthodox Hymn, below).

“Agni Parthene”, rendered “O, Virgin Pure”, is a Greek Marian Hymn composed by Saint Nectarios of Aegina in the Late-19th-Century, first published in Print in his “Theotokarion”.

In Orthodox Churches, it is considered “Para-Liturgical”, and, therefore, only to be used outside of Liturgical Services. Though it is often performed by some Choirs as a Recessional, after the conclusion of The Divine Liturgy during the Veneration of The Cross and receiving of Anti-Doron.