{"id":464123,"date":"2024-01-25T10:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=464123"},"modified":"2024-01-25T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:43:07","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-15-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-15-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 15-21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As usual, every week we take you on a virtual journey through the Orthodox world with images taken by professional and amateur photographers. Today we present our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of 15-21 January 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_462604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-462604\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-462604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mihai-eminescu-bellu-15-ianuarie-2024-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mihai-eminescu-bellu-15-ianuarie-2024-33.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mihai-eminescu-bellu-15-ianuarie-2024-33-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mihai-eminescu-bellu-15-ianuarie-2024-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-462604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Beatitude Timotei of Prahova, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, officiated a commemoration service for poet Mihai Eminescu, on the 174th anniversary of his birth, on January 15, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463734\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-tuturos-sfintilor-celtici.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-tuturos-sfintilor-celtici.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-tuturos-sfintilor-celtici-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-tuturos-sfintilor-celtici-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-tuturos-sfintilor-celtici-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All Celtic Saints Monastery on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, on January 17, 2023. Orthodox monastic life was resurrected here after a millennium by Orthodox Romanians. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Mull Monastery of All Celtic Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463746\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ziua-culturii-cluj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ziua-culturii-cluj.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ziua-culturii-cluj-890x667.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ziua-culturii-cluj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ziua-culturii-cluj-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan of Cluj attended the ceremony on the Day of National Culture in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 15, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463718\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arizona.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arizona.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arizona-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arizona-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arizona-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit during the patronal feast of &#8220;St. Anthony&#8221; Monastery in Arizona, USA, founded by Elder Ephraim the Philotheite. Photo credit: Codru\u021ba Oniga\u0219<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_462840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-462840\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-462840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Procesiune-sf-Anton-2024-107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Procesiune-sf-Anton-2024-107.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Procesiune-sf-Anton-2024-107-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Procesiune-sf-Anton-2024-107-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-462840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fragment of the relics of St. Anthony the Great and the icon of the saint were processed around Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;St. Anthony &#8211; Old Court&#8221; Church on January 16, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463720\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463720 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-ierusalim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-ierusalim.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-ierusalim-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-ierusalim-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-ierusalim-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baptism of the Lord was celebrated at the Jordan River on January 18, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463394\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hram-bucur-ciobanul-2023-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hram-bucur-ciobanul-2023-44.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hram-bucur-ciobanul-2023-44-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hram-bucur-ciobanul-2023-44-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Bucur Ciobanul&#8221; Church in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, celebrated its patron saints, Holy Hierarchs Athanasius and Cyril, on January 18, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463724\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-polonia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-polonia.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-polonia-890x592.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-polonia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-polonia-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baptism of the Lord at the Supra\u015bl Monastery, Poland, on January 19, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Aleksander Wasyluk Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463722\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-patriarhia-ecumenica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-patriarhia-ecumenica.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-patriarhia-ecumenica-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-patriarhia-ecumenica-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boboteaza-patriarhia-ecumenica-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Baptism of the Lord according to the unrevised calendar at Triglia in Bithynia, Turkey. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463732\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Putna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Putna.jpg 960w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Putna-890x501.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putna Monastery in the quiet of the night of January 16, 2024. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463738\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/monahie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/monahie.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/monahie-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/monahie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/monahie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matins service at &#8220;St. Anne&#8221; Monastery in Or\u0219ova, Romania, on January 18, 2024. Photo credit: \u0218erban Manolea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463736\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marsul-pt-viata-sua-washington.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marsul-pt-viata-sua-washington.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marsul-pt-viata-sua-washington-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marsul-pt-viata-sua-washington-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marsul-pt-viata-sua-washington-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The March for Life in Washington, USA, on January 19, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Bishop Andrei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463740\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-Ieronim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-Ieronim.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-Ieronim-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-Ieronim-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-Ieronim-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Ieronim officiated the blessing of the faithful at the &#8220;St. John the Wallachian&#8221; Parish in Negotin, Timoc Vicariate, Serbia. The Romanians from Timoc, part of the Diocese of Dacia Felix, celebrate the Epiphany according to the unrevised calendar. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463726\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/codrescu-atelier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/codrescu-atelier.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/codrescu-atelier-796x890.jpg 796w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/codrescu-atelier-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/codrescu-atelier-1374x1536.jpg 1374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictures from painter Daniel Codrescu&#8217;s studio preparing parts of the huge mosaic detined for the National Cathedral being built in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Daniel Codrescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463750\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-463750\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sevasopoles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sevasopoles.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sevasopoles-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sevasopoles-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sevasopoles-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s Stavropoleos Monastery covered in snow on January 20, 2024. Photo credit: Drago\u0219 Asaftei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463728\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-darvari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-darvari.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-darvari-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-darvari-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-darvari-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Child making snow angels at the Darvari Skete in Bucharest, Romania, on January 20, 2024. Photo credit: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463756\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-463756\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/antim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/antim.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/antim-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/antim-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/antim-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The statue of St. Anthimus the Georgian keeps vigil in front of his monastery in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierodeacon Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463730\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Curtea-de-Arges.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Curtea-de-Arges.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Curtea-de-Arges-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Curtea-de-Arges-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Manastirea-Curtea-de-Arges-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fairytale winter at the Curtea de Arge\u0219 Monastery, Romania, founded by Holy Prince Neagoe Basarab, as seen on January 21, 2024. Photo credit: Ovidiu Vl\u0103sceanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463742\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Macarie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Macarie.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Macarie-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Macarie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Macarie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Macarie with the Romanian Orthodox community from Norway at the Diocesan Chapel in the city of Bergen, on January 21, 2024. Photo credit: Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463744\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463744 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-gheorghe-hozevitul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-gheorghe-hozevitul.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-gheorghe-hozevitul-890x668.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint George of Khozeva was celebrated at the monastery where he lived on January 21, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463752\" style=\"width: 1338px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-463752\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Catedrala-Nationala-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1338\" height=\"1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Catedrala-Nationala-copy.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Catedrala-Nationala-copy-687x890.jpg 687w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Catedrala-Nationala-copy-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Catedrala-Nationala-copy-1185x1536.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s National Cathedral looks transparent on the backdrop of foggy sky. Photo credit: Archim. Andrei Anghel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463758\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-463758\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Sofian-Brasoveanul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Sofian-Brasoveanul.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Sofian-Brasoveanul-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Sofian-Brasoveanul-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ps-Sofian-Brasoveanul-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Picture in picture\u201d image captured through the glass door of the &#8220;Holy Resurrection&#8221; Romanian Orthodox Church in Vienna, on January 20, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Episcop Sofian Bra\u0219oveanul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2LDAq_L_1M\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2LDAq_L_1M\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/h2>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [foto @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilicaNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As usual, every week we take you on a virtual journey through the Orthodox world with images taken by professional and amateur photographers. Today we present our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of 15-21 January 2024. 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