{"id":491764,"date":"2024-08-13T13:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=491764"},"modified":"2024-08-13T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:52:11","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-august-5-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-august-5-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: August 5 &#8211; 11, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In our Week-in-Pictures photo feature, please find never-before-seen photos from the Orthodox world taken between August 5 and August 11, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491607\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cluj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cluj.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cluj-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cluj-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cluj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liturgy with hierarch at the patronal feast of the Ilva Mare Monastery, Romania, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Ionu\u021b Chifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491615\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-890x890.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-360x360.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ips-calinic-Sslanic-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Eminence Calinic blessed the faithful on the feast of Transfiguration at Sl\u0103nic Monastery, Romania, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Monk Paisie Vasile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491613\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-botita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-botita.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-botita-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-botita-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-botita-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The patronal feast of the Botiza Monastery in Maramure\u0219 county, Romania, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491680\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491680\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/neamt-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/neamt-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/neamt-1-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/neamt-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/neamt-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Church of Holy Archangels in S\u0103vine\u0219ti, Romania, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Ioana-Ana Cacso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491623\" style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-ecumenic-marmaro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-ecumenic-marmaro.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-ecumenic-marmaro-593x890.jpg 593w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-ecumenic-marmaro-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-ecumenic-marmaro-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I blessed grapes on the Feast of the Transfiguration on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491689\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491689\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rila.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rila.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rila-890x668.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conclusion of the 15th pilgrimage in honour of St. John of Rila, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491609\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/germania.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/germania.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/germania-890x668.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/germania-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/germania-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first Orthodox Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the feast of the Transfiguration on Zugspitze, Germany&#8217;s highest peak, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Romulus Valentin B\u0103lu\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491012\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-16.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-16-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbot Vasile P\u00e2rjol at the historic patronal feast of Cernica Monastery, Romania, on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491674\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491674\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/procesiune-sf-teodora-la-manastirea-sihla-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/procesiune-sf-teodora-la-manastirea-sihla-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6319.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/procesiune-sf-teodora-la-manastirea-sihla-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6319-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/procesiune-sf-teodora-la-manastirea-sihla-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6319-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cave of St. Teodora of Sihla on August 6, 2024. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491676\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491676\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/liturghie-sf-teodora-de-la-sihla-mrea-sihastria-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/liturghie-sf-teodora-de-la-sihla-mrea-sihastria-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6531.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/liturghie-sf-teodora-de-la-sihla-mrea-sihastria-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6531-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/liturghie-sf-teodora-de-la-sihla-mrea-sihastria-2024-foto-silviu-cluci-redim_6531-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Feast of St. Teodora of Sihla at Sih\u0103stria Monastery on August 7, 2024. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491044\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-32.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-32-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patriarhul-daniel-cernica-august-2024-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresco representing St. Ioan Iacob of Neam\u021b &#8211; at Cernica Monastery. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491603\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-890x541.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-1024x623.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-1536x935.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arhim-dosoftei-2048x1246.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archim. Dosoftei Dijm\u0103rescu from Putna Monastery brought a fragment of St Jacob of Putna to a parish in Boto\u0219ani, Romania. Photo credit: Lori Gia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491683\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491683\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/edesa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Hierarch Kallinikos of Edessa was celebrated on August 8, 2024, in his diocese. Photo credit: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491611\" style=\"width: 827px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/greci-procesiune.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"619\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Procession of the Holy Icon of the Mother of God in Kissamos in Crete, on August 8, 2024. Photo credit: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491627\" style=\"width: 1152px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/preparare-aluat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/preparare-aluat.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/preparare-aluat-501x890.jpg 501w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/preparare-aluat-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/preparare-aluat-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparing prosphora dough at the St Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral in Texas, USA, on August 8, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491691\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dealul-patriarhiei-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dealul-patriarhiei-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dealul-patriarhiei-1-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dealul-patriarhiei-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dealul-patriarhiei-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Patriarchy Hill in Bucharest, Romania, was the scene of a movie shot on August 8, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491685\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491685\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varatec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varatec.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varatec-890x558.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varatec-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varatec-1536x964.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commemoration service V\u0103ratic Monastery for Schemanun Elisabeta (Safta) Br\u00e2ncoveanu, a descendant of Holy Prince and Martyr Constantin Br\u00e2ncoveanu. Photo credit: V\u0103ratic Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491631\" style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ps-Iustin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ps-Iustin.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ps-Iustin-593x890.jpg 593w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ps-Iustin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ps-Iustin-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bishop of Maramure\u0219 holding a child at the &#8220;Holy Apostle Andrew&#8221; Parish in Baia Mare, Romania, on August 9, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491633\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rommi-arhiepiscopia-Dunarii-de-jos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rommi-arhiepiscopia-Dunarii-de-jos.jpg 900w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rommi-arhiepiscopia-Dunarii-de-jos-501x890.jpg 501w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rommi-arhiepiscopia-Dunarii-de-jos-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rommi-arhiepiscopia-Dunarii-de-jos-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The arrival of the Icon of the Mother of God from Adam Monastery in the Roma community of Ive\u0219ti, Romania, on August 10, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491635\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sf-ioan-iacob-ierusalimt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Ioan Iacob of Neamt celebrated in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on August 10, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491687\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/porfirie-tineri-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Porphirije with a group of young athletes from Serbia on August 10, 2024. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491639\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491639\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sozopol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"531\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Procession with the icon of the Mother of God in Sozopol, Bulgaria, on August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491625\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/polonia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/polonia.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/polonia-890x592.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/polonia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/polonia-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The blessing of the faithful at the Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God in Suprasl, Poland, on August 11, 2024. Photo\u00a0credit: Facebook \/ Aleksander Wasyluk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491621\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/parohia-precista-bacau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/parohia-precista-bacau.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/parohia-precista-bacau-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/parohia-precista-bacau-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/parohia-precista-bacau-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drone shot of the Precista Parish in Bac\u0103u, Romania, taken on August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491637\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varset.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varset-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varset-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/varset-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop of Dacia Felix is greeted with bread and salt at the Romanian church in Toracul Mare, Serbia, August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491619\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maramures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maramures.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maramures-890x593.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. John the Baptist Church in Baia Mare, Romania, on August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491641\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491641\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manastire-scotia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manastire-scotia.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manastire-scotia-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manastire-scotia-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manastire-scotia-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caring for beehives at the Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Mull Monastery of All Celtic Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491678\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491678\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/corfu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Procession with the relics of Holy Hierarch Spirydonos in Corfu, Greece, on August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491544\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-Targoviste-2024-173-of-98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-Targoviste-2024-173-of-98.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-Targoviste-2024-173-of-98-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hram-Targoviste-2024-173-of-98-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The face of Holy Prine Neagoe Basarab embroidered on a Romanian priest&#8217;s vestment on August 11, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/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\/C-Zy25zM3tX\/?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\/C-Zy25zM3tX\/?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<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-9 push-lg-3 entry-content\">\n<h2><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/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\/BasilicaPhotos?s=20&amp;t=NU8HpYex2OlWqT5-xRCRVg\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our Week-in-Pictures photo feature, please find never-before-seen photos from the Orthodox world taken between August 5 and August 11, 2024. Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post: &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? 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