{"id":464974,"date":"2024-02-01T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=464974"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:07:43","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-22-28-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-22-28-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 22-28, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join us on a virtual visit to monasteries, churches and other significant places of the Orthodox world. Your guide for this photographic pilgrimage is our week-in-picture photo feature for the week of January 22-28, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464528\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-890x578.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-1024x665.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-1536x997.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMN-2048x1329.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romania&#8217;s National Cathedral in Bucharest is covered in snow. Photo credit: Adumitroaie Iustinian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463827\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Centrul-de-zi-Sf-Sofia-152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Centrul-de-zi-Sf-Sofia-152.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Centrul-de-zi-Sf-Sofia-152-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Centrul-de-zi-Sf-Sofia-152-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wife of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mrs. Le Thi Bich Tran, visited the &#8220;Saint Sophia&#8221; Daycare Centre in Bucharest on January 22, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464550\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464550 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-890x668.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schitul-magureanu-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s Schitul M\u0103gureanu Monastery can be seen through snowy trees. Photo credit: Monahul Gherasim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464532\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464532 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/icoana-apus-soare.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/icoana-apus-soare.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/icoana-apus-soare-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/icoana-apus-soare-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/icoana-apus-soare-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunbeam on the icon of our Saviour Jesus Christ at the Church of Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Rohani, Romania, on January 24, 2024. Photo credit: Ovidiano Ovidian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464062\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-163.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-163-593x890.jpg 593w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-163-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Te Deum<\/em> at Bucharest&#8217;s Patriarchal Cathedral on the anniversary of the Union of Romanian Principalities, January 24, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_463982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463982\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-103.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-103-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ziua-Unirii-Principatelor-2024-103-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-463982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 165th anniversary of the Union of Romanian Principalities was celebrated with a religious-military ceremony on the Patriarchate Hill in Bucharest, Romania, on January 24, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464530\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-ziua-unirii.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-ziua-unirii.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-ziua-unirii-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-ziua-unirii-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/copil-ziua-unirii-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Romanian flag is made at a traditional craft workshop organized at &#8220;Buna Vestire-Belu&#8221; Church in Bucharest, Romania. Photoresbytera Georgiana B\u0103r\u00eec\u0103.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464161\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-464161\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hram-seminar-2024-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hram-seminar-2024-110.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hram-seminar-2024-110-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hram-seminar-2024-110-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Metropolitan Nifon&#8221; Orthodox Theological Seminary in Bucharest, Romania, celebrated its patron saint, Holy Hierarch Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, on January 25, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464554\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sf-xenia-oborul-vechi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"703\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xenia, daughter of the priest who serves at Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;St. Joachim and Anna &#8211; Old Obor&#8221; Church, celebrated her name day in prayer on February 24, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Ciprian Tudor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464548\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rugaciune-de-seara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rugaciune-de-seara.jpg 828w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rugaciune-de-seara-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rugaciune-de-seara-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All-night Vigil in honour of St. John Chrysostom at the Metochion of the Nuns in the city of Ia\u0219i on January 26, 2024. Photo credit: Metochion of the Nuns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464546\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/prislop-foto-sorin-onisor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity in Prislop Pass, Romania, on January 28, 2024. Photo credit: Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464536\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-hodos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-hodos.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-hodos-890x890.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-hodos-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-hodos-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Digital memories captured at Hodo\u0219-Bodrog Monastery in Arad, Romania, on January 28, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Iustin Popovici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464524\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/biserica-cluj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/biserica-cluj.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/biserica-cluj-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/biserica-cluj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/biserica-cluj-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The painting of &#8220;Holy Apostles Peter and Paul&#8221; Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 28, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464544\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pomenire-mama-ps-Macarie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pomenire-mama-ps-Macarie.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pomenire-mama-ps-Macarie-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pomenire-mama-ps-Macarie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pomenire-mama-ps-Macarie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faces of the faithful at the Memorial service for Ana Dr\u0103goi, Bishop Macarie&#8217;s mother, 40 days after her passing to the Lord. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Ionu\u021b Chifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464542\" style=\"width: 1531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1531\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-scaled.jpeg 1531w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-532x890.jpeg 532w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-612x1024.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-919x1536.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paris-IPs-Iosif-1225x2048.jpeg 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Joseph ordained Damian and Andrei Filip as church readers of a Romanian Orthodox parish in Paris, France. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Biserica Ortodox\u0103 Sfin\u021bii Trei Ierarhi &#8211; Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464520\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.manastirea_frumoasa_din_basarabia_-_foto_silviu_cluci_4901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.manastirea_frumoasa_din_basarabia_-_foto_silviu_cluci_4901.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.manastirea_frumoasa_din_basarabia_-_foto_silviu_cluci_4901-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.manastirea_frumoasa_din_basarabia_-_foto_silviu_cluci_4901-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frumoasa Monastery in C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i county, Republic of Moldova. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464522\" style=\"width: 1542px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/anglia-icoana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1542\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/anglia-icoana.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/anglia-icoana-670x890.jpg 670w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/anglia-icoana-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/anglia-icoana-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Orthodox icon of the Holy Archangel Michael hangs outside a pub in Braintree, UK. Photo credit: X \/ Drago\u0219 Herescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464498\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-paisie-manastirea-ghighiu-ianuarie-2024-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-paisie-manastirea-ghighiu-ianuarie-2024-65.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-paisie-manastirea-ghighiu-ianuarie-2024-65-890x712.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ps-paisie-manastirea-ghighiu-ianuarie-2024-65-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Paisie of Sinaia, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church, blessed a child at Ghighiu Monastery, Romania, on January 28, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464534\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-Argesului.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-Argesului.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-Argesului-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-Argesului-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/manastirea-Argesului-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201ePe Arge\u0219 \u00een jos\u2026\u201d, ctitoria Sf\u00e2ntului Neagoe Basarab, 27 ianuarie 2024. Foto credit: Ovidiu Marian Vl\u0103sceanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464552\" style=\"width: 1358px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-nectarie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1358\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-nectarie.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-nectarie-590x890.jpg 590w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-nectarie-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sf-nectarie-1019x1536.jpg 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A faithful woman holds the icon of St. Nektarios at the &#8220;Holy Three Hierarchs&#8221; Parish in Bac\u0103u, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464538\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maramures-copil-rugaciune.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maramures-copil-rugaciune.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maramures-copil-rugaciune-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maramures-copil-rugaciune-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little girl reads prayers at the &#8220;Holy Apostles Peter and Paul&#8221; Monastery in Bixad, Satu Mare county, Romania, on January 28, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_464526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464526\" style=\"width: 1267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-464526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cernica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1267\" height=\"1900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cernica.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cernica-593x890.jpg 593w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cernica-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cernica-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail captured at Archimandrite Teofil Panait&#8217;s tomb from the cemetery of the Cernica Monastery in Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/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\/C2fWF1jN3nA\/?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\/C2fWF1jN3nA\/?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>Join us on a virtual visit to monasteries, churches and other significant places of the Orthodox world. Your guide for this photographic pilgrimage is our week-in-picture photo feature for the week of January 22-28, 2024. 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