The week in pictures: January 21 – 27, 2019

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

Four frescoes stolen from monasteries of the island were delivered for repatriation to the Republic of Cyprus. Photo: Romfea
President Klaus Iohannis handed over to Mayor Mihai Chirica a copy of the decree promulgating the law that declares Iași as Historical Capital of Romania. Photo: presidency.ro
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated a Te Deum thanksgiving service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Photo: Mircea Florescu / Basilica.ro
Patriarch Daniel of Romania and President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers to the memorial of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as a sign of gratitude to the one who helped the Romanian Principalities be united in one state 160 years ago. Photo: Mircea Florescu / Basilica.ro
The Romanian Academy and the Romanian Patriarchate organized a scientific communication session at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Photo: Mircea Florescu / Basilica.ro
The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Radu Vodă Monastery, in honour of the spiritual protector of the students of the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest, St. Gregory the Theologian. Photo: Luigi Ivanciu / ZL
His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina carried the crosier that belonged to his predecessor, Saint Joseph the Merciful, during the festive Divine Liturgy celebrated on the first official feast day of the Saint. Photo: Tudorel Rusu / Doxologia
331st anniversary of the repose of Metropolitan Teodosie of Wallachia, who blessed the first complete translation of the Holy Scripture in Romanian. Photo: Historia

 

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