{"id":556417,"date":"2026-01-20T14:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=556417"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:51:12","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-12-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-12-18-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 12\u201318, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new week featuring remarkable images captured across the Orthodox world. Pilgrimage sites, commemorations, and liturgical moments are just some of the themes that inspired professional and amateur photographers between January 12 and January 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

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A fairytale winter at Piatra F\u00e2nt\u00e2nele Monastery, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Piatra F\u00e2nt\u00e2nele Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint Evloghia, recently canonised by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was exhumed at Samurc\u0103\u0219e\u0219ti Monastery in Ilfov County, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Homage paid to the poet Mihai Eminescu at his statue in the city of Cluj-Napoca, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Facing winter at Pas\u0103rea Monastery, January 16, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A frozen cross on a mountain peak, a symbol of steadfastness. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sergiu Olteanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The relics of Saint Elisabeta of Pas\u0103rea, Romania, were exhumed on January 16, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A deacon reading the Apostle, January 12, 2026. Photo credit: The Orthodox Church in Corby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children attending the patronal feast of the “Saint Anthony” Church \u2013 Old Court in Bucharest, Romania, on January 17, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Serbia bathed in sunlight during the service celebrated on the feast of Theophany, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Instagram \/ patrijarh_porfirije<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter at Dragomirna Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Lori Gia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint Anne Monastery in Rohia, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: The Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Baptism of the Lord celebrated at the River Jordan, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image captured at Piatra T\u0103ieturii Monastery, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: The Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Serving God and people, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Archdeacon Dan V\u0103scu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mother travelled from Barcelona to Romania to have her teenage child baptised. Photo credit: Laura Dumitru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The icon of the Healing of the Ten Lepers painted in the Nativity of the Lord Church in the Gheorgheni district of Cluj, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLet us give thanks to the Lord!\u201d \u2013 Gratitude Sunday, at the Chapel of the National Cathedral. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ieud, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunrays pierce the church windows at Pas\u0103rea Monastery, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Gabriel Carnariu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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