{"id":399417,"date":"2022-11-01T13:57:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=399417"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:01:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T12:01:59","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-october-24-30-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-october-24-30-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: October 24 – 30, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last week of October usually brings joy to Orthodox Bucharest, where many pilgrims gather to celebrate Venerable Demetrius the New, patron saint of the city. Please see below our selection of pictures taken between October 24 – 30, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Metropolitan of Veria (Greece) brought to Bucharest, Romania, the holy relics of St Gregory Palamas for the feast of St Demetrius the New. Photo: Kosmas Karagiannis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Venerable Demetrius’ holy relics in the silence of Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Antonio C\u00eerdei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The Saints’ Way” in Bucharest, Romania: The yearly procession was resumed on October 24, 2022, after the two-year Covid-19 pandemic. It was part of the events marking the feast of St Demetrius the New, patron saint of the city. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset at St Tikhon Monastery in the US. Photo: Facebook \/ St Tikhon Orthodox Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunrise over the National Cathedral which is being built in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Andrei Costea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I visited King Charles III of the United Kingdom. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pilgrims waiting to honour the holy relics of St Demetrius the New during the saint’s feast, celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America commemorated the Greek heroes of the Second World War. Photo: GOA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession with the holy relics of St John the New in the Romanian Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi: the relics visited the churches and monasteries founded by Moldavian princes and noblemen. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patronal feast celebration for St Hyacinthus of Vicina at Dervent Monastery, in the Romanian county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of St Demetrius the New was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on October 27, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lectern at Decani Monastery, Serbia. Photo: Twitter \/ Nicolas Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Father Mirel Ilie, the coordinator of the hearing-impaired community in Bucharest, translated in sign language the Divine Liturgy celebrated for the feast of St Demetrius the New at the open-air altar of Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral on October 27, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian photographer Sorin Oni\u0219or captures the autumnal color explosion in his pictures. Photo: Facebook \/ Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bujoreni Monastery: autumnal view. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” wooden church in Calna, one of the oldest historic monuments in the Some\u0219 Valley, which dates back to 1671, was reconsecrated by the Metropolitan of Cluj on October 30, 2022. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer for the reposed at Fr\u0103sinei Monastery, Romania. Photo: \u0218tefan Chirobocea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Seven years after the tragic event, the victims of the Colectiv fire were commemorated in Bucharest on October 30, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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