The Week in Pictures: December 11 – 17, 2023

Please find some unique images from the Orthodox world in our week-in-Pictures photo feature for December 11-17, 2023.

The patronal feast of the “St. Spyridon – New” Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest began with a procession of the relics of its patron saint on December 11, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Văratec Monastery covered in snow on December 11, 2023. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro
Faithful at Strâmba Monastery, Romania, on December 12, 2023. Photo credit: Strâmba Monastery
Christmas festivity at the Annunciation Kindergarten of the Romanian Patrarchate on December 12, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Annointment of the faithful at the patronal feast of the “St. Spyridon – New” Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on December 12, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The faithful participate in the Vigil service on the eve of the patronal feast of Holy Hierarch Elephterios near the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens. Photo credit: George Cristian
The patronal feast of “St. Spyridon – Old” Church in Bucharest, Romania, on December 12, 2023. Photo credit: Mariana Stancă
The feast of Virgin Martyr Lucy of Syracuse at Bucharest’s “Delea Veche” Church on December 13, 2023. The community is the only one in Romania to hold a fragment of the saint’s relics, recently received by courtesy of Roman-Catholic Bishop Rosario Gisana of Piazza Armerina (Italy). Photo credit: Mariana Stancă
The Association of Orthodox Theological Students organised on Thursday, December 14, a carol concert at the National Library in Bucharest, Romania, to help an 11-year-old girl suffering from scoliosis. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Bucharest’s “St Elephterios – New” Church celebrated its patron saint on December 15, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica. ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Prayer moment at Cernica Monastery. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Monk Nicolae Iftimiu
Commemoration service at Father Alexander Schmemann’s grave, 30 years after his reposing into the Lord. Photo credit: Orthodox Church of America
Monk Nicolae Iftimiu, director of the Romanian Patriarchate’s Basilica News Agency, was ordained a hierodeacon at the National Cathedral Chapel in Bucharest on December 16, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica. ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Prislop Monastery on December 16, 2023. Photo credit: Anca-Maria Bica
Icons manually sewn by a child with special needs from a village in Prahova county, Romania, are brought to be blessed at Parepa Monastery. Photo credit: Hieromonk Benedict Rusu
The Orthodox Church of Poland commemorated St Grzegorz Peradze, reposed into the Lord in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Photo credit: Orthodox Church of Poland
The good tidings of the Nativity of the Lord brings joy in the faithfuls’ houses. Photo credit: Facebook / Fr. Alexandru Balaban
The Divine Liturgy celebrated at Darvari Skete in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Darvari Skete / Gabriel Drumea
The Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, hosted a Christmas carol concert offered by the choir of the catherdral on December 17, 2023. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
A little girl is fascinated by the Christmas tree at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on December 17, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica. ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated his name day in prayer at the Patriarchal Cathedral on 16 December 2023. Photo credit: Basilica. ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene

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