The Week in Pictures: October 26 – November 1, 2020

Last week was marked by the feast of St Demetrios the New at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the feast of St Hyacinth of Vicina, Metropolitan of Wallachia, and the commemoration of the Colectiv club fire victims.

Please see below our photo selection for the week October 26 – November 1, 2020.

A girl participating in the feast of St Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher at the Patriarchal Cathedral wears a mask with the message “Everything will be all right” (left). Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
On the patronal feast of St Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher Parish in Sibiu, Metropolitan Laurenţiu of Transylvania inaugurated a monument dedicated to Mihai Eminescu, Romania’s national poet. Photo: Metropolis of Transylvania
An elderly woman praying during the vigil service for the feast of St Demetrios the New. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Volunteer disinfecting St Demetrios the New’s reliquary after each pilgrim during the celebrations of the saint at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
The Ambassador of Israel to Romania, David Saranga, visited the county of Maramureș and posted on social media pictures of the churches in the region. Photo: Facebook / David Saranga
The faithful from the Fundeanu Parish, in the county of Galați, waiting to greet Archbishop Casian. The hierarch came for the reconsecration of their local church and the inauguration of the memorial dedicated to the martyr priest Constantin Varlam. Photo: Archdiocese of Lower Danube
Painted glass icon of St Simeon the Stylist. Photo: Facebook / Alin and Karla Pater
His Excellency Nurbakh Rustemov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Romania, praying at the relics of Saint Jacob of Putna. Photo: Facebook / Putna Monastery
America’s Greek Archbishop Elpidophoros praying during the Divine Liturgy. Photo: GOA / Dimitrios S. Panagos
An old woman covered the cracks at a memorial cross with clay. Photo: Facebook / Valer Simion Cosma
Colectiv club victims were commemorated on the fifth anniversary of the fire. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Putna Monastery under the light of the moon. Photo: Facebook / Putna Monastery
The princely church of Saint Nicholas at Curtea de Argeș. Photo: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel / Cristian Gheorghe
Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro’s funerals at Podgorica Photo: mitropolija.com
Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis and Bishop Visarion of Tulcea concelebrated at the first Divine Liturgy of the newly elected Metropolitan of Dorostol. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Tulcea
An emblematic image of rural life in Romania. Photo: Facebook / Constantin-Nicolae Sandu
Drone photo with Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș Grigore
Faithful attending Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cluj-Napoca. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of Cluj
The Dormition of the Theotokos Church in Karlovasi, Samos, Greece, was severely badly damaged after a powerful quake. Photo: Greek Reporter

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