{"id":468553,"date":"2024-03-05T17:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=468553"},"modified":"2024-03-05T17:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-26-march-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-26-march-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 26 – March 3, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below a new selection of photos from the Orthodox world taken by professional and amateur photographers between February 26 and March 3, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Patriarch Daniel of Romania chaired the annual meeting of the National Church Council on February 27, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early spring at B\u00e2rsana Monastery, in the county of Maramure\u0219, Romania. Photo credit: Ovidiu T\u0103tar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Arseny of Znepole, the vicar of the Metropolis of Plovdiv, lays the foundation stone for a church dedicated to “Holy Archangel Michael” in the proximity of the military unit in Haskovo, Bulgaria, on February 28, 2024. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian literary critic Alex \u0218tef\u0103nescu was buried at Bucharest’s Bellu Cemetery on February 29, 2024. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Mihnea P\u0103duraru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Teofil of Iberia, Auxilliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal, officiated a Te Deum<\/em> (Thanksgiving) service at the beginning of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church meeting on February 29, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The relics of St John Cassian were brought to the chapel of the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Gala\u0163i, Romania, on February 29, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Bra\u0219ov branch of ASCOR, the Romanian Orthodox Students’ organization, celebrated its 30th anniversary. Photo credit: Facebook \/ ASCOR Bra\u0219ov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A little girl attends the Divine Liturgy at “St. Dumitru” Church in Topolog, Romania, on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Warm sunrise light comes through the window and illuminates the holy icons. Photo credit: Ana Maria Vlase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Casian consecrated the “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Church in Cr\u0103ie\u0219ti, Romania, on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Romanian child holds an epigonation with the image of Christ at the Romanian Orthodo church in Kempten, Germany, on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Episcop Sofian Bra\u0219oveanul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Iustin at the “Holy Trinity” Episcopal Cathedral in Baia Mare, on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Assembly of Priests from the Archdiocese of Constantinople on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Altar fresco at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful attend the Divine Liturgy in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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