In the last week of September, Romanian Orthodoxy celebrated two great saints: Holy Prince Neagoe Basarab and Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian. Another celebration was the 16th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Daniel as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. We invite you to a photographic journey into the Orthodox world between September 25 and October 1, 2023.
Sunrise at Comana Monastery, Romania on September 25, 2023. Photo credit: Comana Monastery / Dragoș GrigoreHis Grace Benedict of Bistrița celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the patronal feast of the monastery founded by Holy Prince Neagoe Basarab at Curtea de Argeș, Romania, on September 26, 2023. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Argeș and MuscelThe chapel of the Orthodox seminary in Joensuu, Finland, was consecrated. Photo credit: Facebook / Ortodoksinen seminaariThe President of the Georgian Parliament visited Bucharest’s Anthimus Monastery on September 27, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene Mosaic painting continues on the southern apse of the National Cathedral, while technical installations are being carried out in parallel. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina / Luigi Ivanciu Seven hierarchs from Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria and Syria celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the feast of the spiritual patron of the Romanian city of Râmnicu Vâlcea – Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian. Photo credit: Archdiocese of RâmnicKoliva with the icon of Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian at the patronal feast of Bucharest’s Anthimus Monastery on September 27, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuHis Eminence Ioachim with the faithful of Buciumi 2 Parish, where he consecrated the Social Settlement. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and BacăuRomanian psaltic group Tronos gave liturgical answers at the Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos on September 27, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook / Archdeacon Mihail Bucă30 years since the discovery of the relics of Holy Hierarch John Maximovich in San Francisco, California. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie BobaruHadâmbu Monastery on September 30, 2023. Photo credit: Gabriel DrumeaA priest from the Social Welfare Office of the Fetești Deanery, Romania, offers wood for winter to a beneficiary of social services. Photo credit: Fetești DeaneryPatriarch Daniel at the Te Deum service on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, September 30, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica / Raluca-Emanuela EneYoung people in traditional clothes waiting for the visit of the hierarch at the Holy Trinity parish in Morunglav, Olt county, Romania, on October 1, 2023. Photo credit: Preduț FlorinGreece: The Cincture of the Mother of God was brought from the Vatopaidi Monastery in Holy Mount Athos to the Kozani hospital, the headquarters of the 9th Infantry Brigade, the Police Directorate and the Kozani Fire Service. Photo credit: ope.gr / Rafail GeorgiadisLights and shadows on the fresco of the church of Saint George “Capra” in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica / Raluca-Emanuela EneThe Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar at the patronal feast of the Rohița Monastery in Maramureș county, Romania, on October 1, 2023. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarA boy attends Mass at the “Capra” Parish in the Pantelimon district of Bucharest, on October 1, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica / Raluca-Emanuela EneThe patronal feast of the Florești Monastery in Cluj county on October 1, 2023. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius EchimHis Grace Paisie of Sinaia consecrated a reliquary for Saint George’s holy relics at a parish in Bucharest, Romania, on October 1, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
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