{"id":322364,"date":"2021-06-17T00:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T21:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=322364"},"modified":"2021-06-17T00:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T21:52:25","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-june-7-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-june-7-13-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: June 7 – 13, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lord’s Ascension, the commemoration of national heroes and the consecration of worship places were among last week’s highlights<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Former international footbal player Mihai Ne\u0219u sits by the foundation of the church he is building as part of a recovery complex for disabled children. Photo: Facebook \/ Mihai Ne\u0219u Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“St Nicholas” Church in Sadova, the county of Suceava, on the eve of the Lord’s Ascension feast. Photo: Father M\u00eendril\u0103 Simion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tens of thousands Serbians participated in the Lord’s Ascension procession led by Patriarch Porfirije. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I with the children of his native village. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fairy-tale landscape at the “Holy Prophet John the Baptist – Antone\u0219ti” Monastery in the town of Corbeni, Arge\u0219 county. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia with children on the feast of the Lord’s Ascension. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Koliva for the commemoration of heroes at St Ana Monastery in Or\u0219ova. Photo: M\u0103rginean Ana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Comana Monastery: World War II veterans participated in the heroes’ commemoration service on the feast of the Lord’s Ascension. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarchal Cathedral: Children from the Annunciation Kindergarten of the Romanian Patriarchate took part in the liturgy for the feast of the Lord’s Ascension. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The main patronal feast of the National Cathedral\u00a0 was celebrated at the National Cathedral Chapel. Photo: Lumina Newspaper \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan of Fthiotida visited the school in Lamia and offered an autograph on a basket ball. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency \/ Dimitrios Anagnou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The National Cathedral could be seen in the background at the official opening of the UEFA EURO 2020 championship, which was marked by 3D video mapping projections on the Parliament building. Photo: Facebook \/ Bucharest City Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i: The faithful braved the rain to participate in the Divine Liturgy marking 380 years from the translation of St Praskeva relics to Ia\u0219i. Photo: Doxologia \/ Oana Nechifor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HE Kim Yong Ho, Ambassador of South Korea to Romania, visited Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Three Hierarchs Church in Ia\u0219i: An accolyte looks back during the Divine Liturgy held to mark 380 years since the translation of St Parakeva’s relics to Ia\u0219i. Photo: Doxologia \/ Bogdan Bulgariu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Students Church in Cluj-Napoca was consecrated. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The liturgy on the 7th Sunday after Pascha at the Church of the Russian Federation Air Force. Photo: Russian Patriarchate \/ Oleg Varov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A landmark monastery for Romanian Orthodoxy has been imprined on a coffee cup. Photo: Archim. Andrei Anghel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mother from Negreni Parish participates in the consecration service at the “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Church. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rainbow over the National Cathedral. Photo source: Facebook \/ Catedrala Na\u021bional\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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B\u00e2rsana Monastery: The Bishop of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar greets a group of pilgrims from “St Nicholas in One Day” Church in Bucharest led by Fr. Vasile Ioana. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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