A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
The week in pictures: July 9-15, 2018
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Romanian Patriarchate awards Patriarchal Cross Order to Wimbledon 2019 Champion Simona Halep
The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has long become a symbol of international sporting performance, culminating in winning the Wimbledon 2019 trophy, the oldest and the most prestigious tennis event of the four Grand Slam…
Romanian Church of St. Paisios to be consecrated on Mt. Athos
After four years of construction, a new Church of St. Paisios the Athonite is set to be consecrated on Mt. Athos at the end of this month. Construction on the church at the Annunciation Kellia…
Photo Gallery: Summer patronal feast of the Chapel of Romanian National Cathedral
His Grace the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia on Friday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Chapel of the Romanian National Cathedral marking its summer patronal feast dedicated to the Prodromitissa Wonderworking icon…
President Trump Sent Congratulatory Letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received on July 10, 2019, a letter of congratulations from President Donald Trump for his enthronement as Archbishop of America. The text of the President’s letter follows: Your Eminence, I send…
First church of St. Luke of Crimea in Poland consecrated, dedicated to victims of nazism
St. Luke of Crimea, known as the “Blessed Surgeon,” is loved and venerated throughout the Orthodox world, and churches dedicated in his honor have been built in a number of Orthodox countries. On June 22,…