{"id":438339,"date":"2023-08-09T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=438339"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:17:31","slug":"in-pictures-metropolitan-nektarios-of-kition-visits-bucharests-religious-landmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/in-pictures-metropolitan-nektarios-of-kition-visits-bucharests-religious-landmarks\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visits Bucharest\u2019s religious landmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Tuesday, his Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visited some of Bucharest\u2019s most famous religious landmarks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After arriving from Cyprus, Metropolitan Nektarios visited the Palace of the Patriarchate and the Patriarchal Cathedral, where he venerated the relics of Saint Demetrius the New, Bucharest\u2019s patron saint, and offered prayers for the repose of the souls of Romania\u2019s former patriarchs whose tombs are inside the cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>The Cypriot hierarch was accompanied by R\u0103zvan Mihai Clipici, Director of the Culture subdepartment of the Culture, Painting and Restoration Department of the Patriarchal Administration, and Aurelian Nicolae Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica News Agency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438307\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-100.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-100-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-100-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438267\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-108.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-108-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-108-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438269\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-110.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-110-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-110-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438271\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-112.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-112-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-112-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan of Kition\u2019s second destination was St Anthimos Monastery, where he was welcomed by the abbot Vicentiu Oboroceanu.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan visited the monastery\u2019s main church, where he learned more about the life and works of St Anthimos the Iberian. He also visited the Library of the Holy Synod and the monastery\u2019s museums.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438275\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-115.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-115-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-115-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438273\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-113.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-113-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-113-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438277\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-117.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-117-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-117-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438279\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-119.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-119-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-119-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438281\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-124.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-124-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-124-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The visit to St Anthimos Monastery was an excellent occasion to learn more about the 20th-century hesychast movement \u201cThe Burning Bush\u201d and its personalities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438283\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-125-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-125-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438285\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-126-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-126-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan of Kition is currently visiting Romania at the invitation of Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste, who asked the Cypriot hierarch to join the celebrations of St Nephon, Patriarch of Constantinople (August 11).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438287\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-129.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-129-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-129-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438289\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-130.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-130-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-130-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438291\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-131.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-131-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-131-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The day continued with a visit to Radu Voda Monastery, where the Metropolitan of Kition was welcomed by the abbot Nectarie \u0218ofelea. Metropolitan Nektarios venerated the relics of Sts Nectarios of Aegina and Ephraim of Nea Makri and was informed about the urban monastic life in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438293\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-132.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-132-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-132-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438295\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-134.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-134-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-134-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438297\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-135.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-135-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-135-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438299\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-136.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-136-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-136-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438303\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-138.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-138-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-138-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438305\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-141.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-141-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-141-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-438312\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-143.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-143-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vizita-Mitropolitul-de-Kition-143-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicanews\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, his Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visited some of Bucharest\u2019s most famous religious landmarks. After arriving from Cyprus, Metropolitan Nektarios visited the Palace of the Patriarchate and the Patriarchal Cathedral, where he venerated the relics of Saint Demetrius the New, Bucharest\u2019s patron saint, and offered prayers for the repose of the souls of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":438292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[878],"tags":[2225,30867,1055,53,30868],"class_list":["post-438339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-galleries","tag-church-of-cyprus","tag-metropolitan-of-kition","tag-pilgrimage","tag-romanian-orthodox-church","tag-urban-monastic-life"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In pictures: Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visits Bucharest\u2019s religious landmarks - Basilica.ro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/in-pictures-metropolitan-nektarios-of-kition-visits-bucharests-religious-landmarks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In pictures: Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visits Bucharest\u2019s religious landmarks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Tuesday, his Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition visited some of Bucharest\u2019s most famous religious landmarks. 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