“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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(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.
Performed by: Petros Gaitanos/ Πέτρος Γαϊτάνος.
