{"id":248702,"date":"2019-08-21T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T12:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=248702"},"modified":"2019-08-21T15:03:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T12:03:33","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-august-12-18-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-august-12-18-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: August 12 – 18, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to folk events and spiritual life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The villagers from the village of Satulung-S\u0103cele, Bra\u0219ov county, wearing folk costumes to mark the 200th anniversary of the consecration of their church dedicated to the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Photo: Metropolis of Transylvania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Dormition Fast is the only period in which the Divine Liturgy is celebrated in the historical church-monument of the Nicula Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Arhid. Dan V\u0103scu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deacons censing at the procession with the Holy Epitaph around the Patriarchal Cathedral, which took place after the Lamentations of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children carrying church banners in procession at Moisei Monastery on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Photo: Facebook \/ Moisei Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Believers venerating the holy relics of St Philothea of Arges at the patronal feast of Curtea de Arges Monastery. Photo: Arge\u0219 & Muscel Archdiocese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Vincentiu of Slobozia and C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i officiated a memorial service for all the sailors who fell on duty at the Cross of the Navy Heroes on the bank of Danube’s Borcea branch. Photo: Slobozia & C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i Diocese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Innocentios of Burundi and Rwanda blessing children at the traditional pilgrimage at Nicula Monastery. Photo: Radio Renasterea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fr Iustin Popovici holding in his arms the young girl of a priest at Firiteaz village, Arad county. Photo: Instagram \/ Iustin Popovici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia in his office. Photo: Facebook \/ Fr. Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Bishop Iustin together with the believers on the “Road to the Wood Cathedrals of Maramure\u0219”. Photo: Facebook \/ Maramure\u0219 & S\u0103tmar Diocese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Georgian Orthodox wedding in traditional costumes, in Kazbek mountain, at 4100m altitude. Photo: Twitter \/ ikhth\u00fas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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