{"id":284268,"date":"2020-07-01T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=284268"},"modified":"2020-07-01T16:46:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:46:52","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-june-22-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-june-22-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: June 22 – 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nativity of St John the Baptist and the National Flag Day were the most representative feasts of last week, June 22 -28, 2020. Please find below a selection of pictures from the Orthodox world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A monk plays the semantron to announce the beginning of the Divine Liturgy on the feast of St Gregory the Teacher at C\u0103ld\u0103ru\u0219ani Monastery. Photot: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nun praying in the Hurezi Monastery courtyard. Photo: Mihai Cazacu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Ignatie of Hu\u015fi celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of the Monastery dedicated to the Nativity of St John the Baptist in Iv\u0103ne\u015fti. Photo: Doxologia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A young man in traditional costume at the patronal feast of the \u201cSt John the New\u201d Church in Suceava. Photo: Doxologia \/ Tudorel Rusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania blesses the crosses to be mounted on the roof of the Romanian Orthodox Church of Rieti, in Italy. Photo: Diocese of Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Str\u00e2mbu-G\u0103iseni Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Emil Palangean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse, the Village Museum in Bucharest organized crafts workshops: Romanian sewing and flower wreath making for the Summer Solstice. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pilgrims from Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county participate in the Salva Monastery’s patronal feast. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Forerunner of the Lord, at the Sc\u0103ri\u0219oara Nou\u0103 Monastery. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Policarp of Belogradchik, Vicar of the Metropolis of Sofia, blessed the foundation stone of Christ’s Resurrection Church in the city of Bankea. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blessing service for the National Flag in Buz\u0103u city. Photo: Archdiocese of Buz\u0103u and Vrancea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Festivities on the National Flag Day in Gala\u0163i. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Day of the National Flag was celebrated in Cluj-Napoca’s Avram Iancu square with a public military and religious ceremony. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace bishop Visarion visits the worksite of \u201cNicolae B\u0103lcescu\u201d Parish in Tulcea. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Commemoration service held at \u201cSih\u0103stria Putnei\u201d Monastery 40 days after Archbishop Pimen’s repose in the Lord. Photo: Doxologia \/ Tudorel Rusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful walk towards the katholikon of the \u201cHoly Trinity\u201d Monastery in Ione\u0219ti, Arge\u0219 county. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vigil service in a church from the county of Maramure\u0219 in northern Romania. Photo: Facebook \/ Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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*RO: Catedrala Na\u021bional\u0103 – \u00cen momentul de fa\u021b\u0103, aproximativ 50% din lucr\u0103rile de pictur\u0103 la altar s-au \u00eencheiat. Conca absidei altarului este complet \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 cu mozaic, inclusiv decora\u021biile de la nivelul ancadramentelor ferestrelor \u0219i br\u00e2ul dinspre naos.\u2063 \u2063 *EN: National Cathedral – At present, about 50% of the altar painting work has been completed. The basin of the altar apse is completely covered with mosaic, including decorations on the window frames and nave\u2019s belt.<\/a><\/p>\n

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