The Week in Pictures: August 24 – 30, 2020

Moments of prayer, unforgettable snapshots of the loved ones and other images from the Orthodox world in our selection of photos from last week.

Poet Adrian Păunescu’s childhood home from Bessarabia was renovated, blessed and turned into a museum of Romanian literature. Photo: Diocese of Bălți
Blood donation campaign organized by the priests from the Brăila Deanery, followed by student volunteers and other faithful. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Lower Danube
Soprano Elena Moșuc and Father Ciprian Tudor at St Joachim and Anna – Old Obor Church. Photo: Facebook / Ciprian Tudor
The Bishop of Tulcea visited a Romanian border patrol ship who sailed on a mission on the Aegean Sea. Photo: Diocese of Tulcea
Television host Mihai Morar and Archimandrite Ioachim Tomoioagă in front of writer Nicolae Steinhardt’s monastic cell from the Rohia Monastery in the northern county of Maramureş. Photo: Facebook / Mihai Morar
A family participating in the Divine Liturgy on the patronal feast of St Phanurius Church in the city of Câmpulung Muscel. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
A Greek priest on the Isle of Evia blesses freshly baked phanouropitta (traditional cake baked on the feast of St Phanurius). Photo: Greek reporter / A. Makris
The Măxineni Monastery in Brăila county was founded by Matei Basarab, Prince of Wallachia, between 1636 and 1637. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Lower Danube
A priest and his children at the consecration of the church in Șirioara, Bistrița-Năsăud county. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj
Young Maramureș inhabitant participates in the Pietroasa Monastery’s patronal feast: The Beheading of St John, the Lord’s Forerunner and Baptist. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Snapshot from the Cotmeana Monastery in the county of Argeș. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
Nurses take a selfie at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Russian Patriarchate / Serghei Vlasov
Two children try to play the semantron. Photo: Patricia Dorobanțu
Priests pray during the Divine Liturgy at the Comana Monastery. Photo: Facebook /  Comana Monastery – Dragoș Grigore
Summer rain at the Paltin – Petru Vodă Monastery. Photo: Voaideș Emilian
His Grace Macarie, Bishop of Northern Europe, with the children from Borås and Göteborg, in Sweden. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Northern Europe

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