Orthodox lifestyle, luminous portraits and pictures taken at religious events throughout Romania comprise this week’s selection of photos.
Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St Nicholas Church where he was ordained a Bishop 30 years ago. Photo: Lumina Newspaper / Luigi IvanciuMonastics, clergy and believers in the Archdiocese of Tomis donated blood in Constanta. Photo: Tomis ArchdioceseThe wooden church of Geogel Parish, Alba County, was restored with EU funds. Photo: Alba Iulia ArchdioceseArchbishop Varsanufie of Râmnic Thursday, February 20, 2020, officiated a prayer service for remembrance of the Roma who died in concentration camps, deportations and captivity. Photo: Râmnic Archdiocese“The Little Prince” was performed by the students of the Orthodox Theological Seminary “Bishop Ioan Popasu” in Caransebeș. Photo: Diocese of CaransebeșHundreds of clergy and thousands of believers attended the ordination to the episcopate of the new assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac, and Cluj. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius EchimMonk rings bells at Putna Monastery to announce the beginning of the Divine Liturgy. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneMetropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina together with children at Brustureț, Iași. Photo: Doxologia
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