{"id":223499,"date":"2019-01-05T20:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T18:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=223499"},"modified":"2019-01-05T20:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T18:51:15","slug":"new-icon-of-panagia-the-protectress-of-romanian-village-blessed-at-baia-mare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/new-icon-of-panagia-the-protectress-of-romanian-village-blessed-at-baia-mare\/","title":{"rendered":"New Icon of Panagia the Protectress of Romanian Village blessed at Baia Mare"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new icon of the Mother of God the Protectress of the Romanian Village was blessed at Baia Mare marking the beginning of 2019, declared a Solemn Year of the Romanian Village by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The icon was blessed by His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramure\u015f and S\u0103tmar on New Year\u2019s Day and enshrined at the Holy Trinity Diocesan Cathedral of Baia Mare.<\/p>\n

In this icon the Mother of God is depicted as standing, with her hands raised in the orans position, and the image of the Child Jesus depicted within a round aureole upon her breast.<\/p>\n

Under the Holy Virgin\u2019s feet there is a traditional village set at the base of two hills, with a wooden church, a wooden gate, and traditional rural houses.<\/p>\n

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In the upper left corner of the icon there is the depiction of St Joseph the Confessor, the Patron Saint of the Maramures Diocese, while on the right side the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel are depicted, being the protectors of the Maramure\u015f region.<\/p>\n

The two diocesan cathedrals of Baia Mare and Satu Mare are also depicted in the lower corners of the icon.<\/p>\n

In his homily delivered on Jan. 1, the Orthodox Bishop of Maramure\u015f and S\u0103tmar stressed that \u2018the Romanian village is the keeper of all our sacred values, of our ancestral Orthodox faith, and of all our sacred traditions and values.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Bp Justin of Maramures blessing the Icon of the Panagia the Protectress of the Romanian Village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Through the blessed families living in villages, the Romanian village is the creator of the sacred patrimony: churches and monasteries,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

The Romanian village gave birth to \u2018great personalities, geniuses, leaders, princes, people of Christian culture and many saints,\u2019 Bp Justin said.<\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of the Maramures and Satmar Diocese<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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