The Week in Pictures: February 2 -10, 2025

Last week’s photos illustrate emotion, solemnity and deep spirituality at the event marking the Centenary of the Romanian Patriarchate, as well as other events in the Orthodox communities.

Writing the Canonization Tomos to be read during the public proclamation of 16 new Romanian saints, held on February 3, 2025. Photo credit: George Ioniță
On February 3, 2025, at Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral, His Eminence Varlaam of Ploiești officiated a last memorial service for the 16 Romanians to be proclaimed saints the next day. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
16 new Romanian saints from the 20th century were proclaimed to mark the Centenary of the Romanian Patriarchate on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
The members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held the icons of the newly-proclaimed Romanian saints on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
A believer reading prayers on the mobile phone at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Arhidiacon Nicolae Iftimiu
The icons of saints who witnessed in the communist prisons brought joy to the public proclamation of their canonization on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
Patriarch Teoctist of Romania was remembered through a memorial service at his grave from Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral on the 110th anniversary of his birth, February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Gabriel Drumea
Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar (Romania) on a pilgrimage in Cappadocia on February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Receiving the Holy Communion at Bucharest’s Mihai Vodă (“Prince Michael the Brave”) Church on February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Lavinia Drăgan
Bishop Iustin and a group of monks and faithful from the Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar visited the Hagia Sophia Basilica in Constantinople, Turkey, on February 8, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Fresco from Prophet Elijah Monastery on Romania’s Transfăgărășan road, at 1,200 meters altitude. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
Prayer at the “Meeting of the Lord” Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube next to the icon of the new Saints Cleopa and Paisie from Sihăstria. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube
The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas officiated a memorial service for the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop Victorin of America on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Putna Monastery
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia participated in a blood donation campaign. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at “St George” Church in Bacău, Romania, on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
A funeral service for the father of Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu, director of the Basilica News Agency, was officiated on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

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