{"id":515435,"date":"2025-02-11T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=515435"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:44:17","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-2-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-2-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 2 -10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week’s photos illustrate emotion, solemnity and deep spirituality at the event marking the Centenary of the Romanian Patriarchate, as well as other events in the Orthodox communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Writing the Canonization Tomos to be read during the public proclamation of 16 new Romanian saints, held on February 3, 2025. Photo credit: George Ioni\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On February 3, 2025, at Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral, His Eminence Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti officiated a last memorial service for the 16 Romanians to be proclaimed saints the next day. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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16 new Romanian saints from the 20th century were proclaimed to mark the Centenary of the Romanian Patriarchate on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held the icons of the newly-proclaimed Romanian saints on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A believer reading prayers on the mobile phone at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Arhidiacon Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The icons of saints who witnessed in the communist prisons brought joy to the public proclamation of their canonization on February 4, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Teoctist of Romania was remembered through a memorial service at his grave from Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral on the 110th anniversary of his birth, February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Iustin of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar (Romania) on a pilgrimage in Cappadocia on February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Receiving the Holy Communion at Bucharest’s Mihai Vod\u0103 (“Prince Michael the Brave”) Church on February 7, 2025. Photo credit: Lavinia Dr\u0103gan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Iustin and a group of monks and faithful from the Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar visited the Hagia Sophia Basilica in Constantinople, Turkey, on February 8, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fresco from Prophet Elijah Monastery on Romania’s Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an road, at 1,200 meters altitude. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer at the “Meeting of the Lord” Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube next to the icon of the new Saints Cleopa and Paisie from Sih\u0103stria. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas officiated a memorial service for the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop Victorin of America on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia participated in a blood donation campaign. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti celebrated the Divine Liturgy at “St George” Church in Bac\u0103u, Romania, on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A funeral service for the father of Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu, director of the Basilica News Agency, was officiated on February 9, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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