The Week in Pictures: January 23 – 29, 2023

The white coat of snow fallen at the end of the week adorned the beautiful Orthodox churches. Please see below our Week-in-Pictures photo feature with snapshots taken between 23 and 29 of January 2023.

Child praying at the icon of St Marina at the church dedicated to the saint in Agia Marinouda, Paphos, Cyprus, on January 23, 2023. Photo: Gabriel Drumea
The Day of the Union of the Principalities is celebrated in Cluj, on January 24, 2023. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
On the Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the city of Roman, a memorial service was held for those who were involved in the historic act of 1859. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
First-year students of the “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy in Sibiu, with their colleagues of the same year from the “Carol I” National Defence University at the cross on the Cindrel Massif. Photo: MApN / Daniela Oana
His Eminence Theodosius, Archbishop of Tomis, in front of the Holy Altar at the cave of Holy. Ap. Andrew’s Chapel, on January 25, 2023. Photo: Archdiocese of Tomis
First snow of the new year at Putna Monastery, on January 26, 2023. Photo: Facebook / Putna Monastery
First snow of this winter over the Faculty of Theology and the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu, 27 January 2023. Photo: Vasile Ionuț
Romanian house built around 1850, moved and renovated at the Monastery of Malajnica, Serbia, surrounded by snow. Photo: Facebook / Bojan Aleksandrovic
Curtea de Argeș Monastery decorated for winter, on January 28, 2023. Photo: Facebook / Ovidiu Marian Vlăsceanu
The sixth anniversary of Father Proclus’ funeral at the Sihăstria Putnei Monastery, on January 28, 2023. Photo: Sihăstria Putnei Monastery
Children make a snowman near the Patriarchal Cathedral, pm January 28, 2023. Photo: Mariana Stancă
Snow has fallen over the “Venerable Paraskeva” Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman,Neamț county. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
Winter has also taken hold of Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș Grigore
A moment of prayer at the “St. Basil the Great” and “St. Julian of Tarsus” Chapel of the Centre for the Elderly in Popesti, Cluj County, on January 29, 2023. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj
The “Holy Great-martyr Panteleimon” Skete, built at 1000 meters above sea level in the Carpathian Mountains, on the Transfăgărășan Highway, as seen on January 29, 2023. Photo: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
Nicula Monastery is enveloped in the nightly mysterious atmosphere. Photo: Facebook / Calinic Stupinean

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