{"id":496120,"date":"2024-09-17T20:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=496120"},"modified":"2024-09-17T20:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:01:40","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-september-9-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-september-9-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: September 9\u201315, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The opening of the new school year, patronal feasts, and various religious celebrations and events are just a few of the topics of the pictures in our photo feature for the week of September 9-15, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excitement at the new school year opening at the Holy Three Hierarchs High School in Bucharest, Romania, on September 9, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A monk at the Orheiul Vechi Cave Monastery, in the Republic of Moldova, on September 10, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Students of the Theological Seminary in Bucharest, Romania, were blessed by Assistant Patriarchal Bishop Paisie of Sinaia at the opening of the new school year, on September 9, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fishermen’s catch in the wilderness of Mount Athos. Source: Facebook \/ Mihai Sebastian Gheorghilas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Father Damaskinos, a Finnish priest, ensures that the Xenofont Monastery monks eat healthily. Photo credit: sana.fi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Icon of St. John the Baptist at an Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem dedicated to him. Photo taken on September 11, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The new spire of the Resurrection of the Lord Romanian Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Canada. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Resurrection of the Lord Romanian Orthodox Church Hamilton, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The firefighter heroes who fought in the 1848 Battle of Bucharest\u2019s Spirii Hill against the Ottoman Army were commemorated, on September 13, 2024, at their commemorative statue near the National Cathedral. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession with the \u201cPantanassa\u201d Icon of the Mother of God from the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Roman to the Muncel Skete, Romania, September 13, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession around the Church of the Holy Cross and St. Basil the Great on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, on September 13, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Monument of the Firefighters on Arsenal Hill, in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Orthodox Monastery of the Ascent of the Holy Cross and St. Ephraim the New in the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada. Photo credit: Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan of Cluj offers spiritual books to children during the consecration of the C\u0103\u0219iel Monastery, Romania, on September 14, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Feast of the Ascension of the Holy Cross at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on September 14, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fairytale sunrise in Orheiul Vechi, the Republic of Moldova. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Archbishop of Lower Danube visited the people in the villages that were most severely struck by the recent floods affecting eastern Romania. The hierarch visited the village on September 15 and 16, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful hold Romania\u2019s National Flag at the patronal feast of\u00a0 the R\u00e2\u0219ca Monastery, on September 14, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bilor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Screening of the documentary film about the life and works of the Confessor-Priest Dumitru St\u0103niloae, recently canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church. The screening was held at the Church of the Holy Cross and St. Basil the Great in Bucharest, Romania, during its patronal feast program, on September 15, 2024. Photo credit: Lavinia Stoica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The ordination of Bishop Meletius of Znepol was officiated on September 15, 2024. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holy Hierarch Joseph the New of Parto\u0219 was celebrated at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara, Romania, on September 15, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ ITO 2023 Timisoara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child joins the chanters at the Schitu M\u0103gureanu Monastery in Bucharest, Romania, on September 15, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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