Please find below our selection of photos with moments of Orthodox life captured between May 31 and June 6, 2021.
The children from the “Saint Sofia” Daycare Centre of the Archdiocese of Bucharest celebrated Children’s Day. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneHis Grace Bishop Justin celebrated his name day at the Cathedral in Baia Mare, surrounded by children from Bârsana village and from the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarAn elderly lady hugs her granddaughter during the patronal feast of “St Justin the Martyr and Philosopher” Parish in Cluj. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius EchimChildren’s Day celebrated through recreational activities at Bucharest’s Fundenii Doamnei Parish. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneHis Beatitude Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria, at a meeting with the counsellors of the Sophia eparchy. Photo: Patriarchate of BulgartiaThe library of Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest. Photo: Painter Daniel CodrescuBlossoming poppies in the garden of St Anna Monastery, Orșova. Photo: Nun AmbroziaThe wooden gate of the “Saint Nicholas” of Fericea Church, in the county of Maramureș. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarPatriarch Porfirije of Serbia with children at the opening of an icon exhibition. Photo: Serbian PatriarchateView of the Dervent Monastery’s library. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie BobaruPriests carrying the reliquaries with the relics of the Holy Martyrs of Niculitsel. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of TulceaThe Bulgarian Academy of Photography organized a photo exhibition. Photo: Facebook / Penko SkumovChild venerating an icon at Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar AmirabadiThe ruins of Chiajna Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Marius CiuluArchbishop Calinic of Argeș and Muscel visited the school in his native village, Cracăul Negru, in Neamț county. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Argeș and MuscelFaithful in Dumitra, Năsăud Deanery, participate in the Divine Liturgy at the local church. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of ClujCaraiman Monastery with the Bucegi Mountains shrouded in fog. Photo: Petru Boscodeală
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