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The week in pictures: January 21 – February 3, 2019

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.

Feb 8, 2019Mircea Florescu

PHOTO | HG Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrates the Divine Liturgy, ordains priest at National Cathedral’s Chapel

His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Chapel of the National Cathedral on Sunday, February 3, 2019. During the Divine Liturgy the reverend deacon Codruț Marian Toader was ordained to the Priesthood.

Feb 5, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord at the Patriarchal Cathedral | PHOTO

On Saturday, February 2, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. Photo: Mircea Florescu/Basilica.ro

Feb 2, 2019Mircea Florescu

The 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities | PHOTO

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Thursday officiated a Te Deum service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. Following the service, the Romanian Patriarch, the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, the president of the Romanian Academy, clergy and state officials laid wreaths at Prince Alexandru Ioan…

Jan 24, 2019Mircea Florescu

The week in pictures: January 14-20, 2019

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.

Jan 21, 2019Mircea Florescu

Stunning drone photos of Romania’s National Cathedral

A photographer from Bucharest captured aerial imagery of the newly-consecrated Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral and posted the photographs on Facebook. The photo album entitled ‘Bucharest in midwinter’ was published on January 15, 2019. Photography courtesy of Foto33

Jan 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel, President of Romania attend festive session at Romanian Athenaeum on National Culture Day | PHOTO

The Romanian Academy on Tuesday held a festive session at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest to mark the National Culture Day, which was attended by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. Photo: Mircea Florescu / Basilica.ro  

Jan 16, 2019Mircea Florescu

The week in pictures: January 6-13, 2019

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.

Jan 14, 2019Mircea Florescu

PHOTO | The Feast of Lord’s Baptism at the Patriarchate

On Sunday, January 6, 2019, Patriarch Daniel presided over the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great, having as concelebrants his patriarchal auxiliary bishops Varlaam of Ploiești and Ieronim of Sinaia. Before the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the assembly of clergy led by the Romanian Patriarch went out on the doorstep of the Patriarchal…

Jan 8, 2019Mircea Florescu

The week in pictures: December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.  

Jan 7, 2019Mircea Florescu

Romanian Patriarch Daniel celebrates Divine Liturgy on New Year’s Day | PHOTO

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania presided over the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great on New Year’s Day at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included the Patriarch’s auxiliary bishop and secretary of the Holy Synod Varlaam of Ploiesti, and the Assistant Bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese, Timotei of…

Jan 7, 2019Mircea Florescu