{"id":269384,"date":"2020-01-23T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T14:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=269384"},"modified":"2020-01-23T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T14:14:38","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-13-19-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-13-19-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 13 &#8211; 19, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Worshippers across Russia and other countries in Eastern Europe have been braving icy waters for Theophany, one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrated on 19 January according to the unrevised Julian calendar, Theophany or Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268927\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82093019_2738084726304604_877648201838945153_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still during the Divine Liturgy at Diveevo Monastery on the feast of Saint Seraphim of Sarov. Photo: Instagram \/ Diveevo monastyr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268931\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82848211_2851429054921689_7083582792700788736_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 73-year-old woman from Cugir wove all the verses of Eminescu&#8217;s poem &#8220;Luceaf\u0103rul&#8221; on a seven-meter long canvas. Photo: Teodor and Aristia Aman County Library Craiova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268937\" style=\"width: 2046px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268937 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Ambasadorul-Elve\u021biei-impresionat-de-calitatea-serviciilor-de-\u00eengrijiri-paliative-la-\u201eSf.-Nectarie\u201d-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2046\" height=\"1151\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swiss Ambassador to Romania visited the St Nektarios palliative centre of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Bucharest. Photo: Facebook \/ St Nektarios palliative centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268929\" style=\"width: 1987px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82439314_1461532800662126_802880931248472064_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1987\" height=\"1334\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marking the <span class=\"st\">Veneration of the Chains of Saint Peter<\/span>, Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube visited the persons deprived of liberty at the maximum security prison in Gala\u0163i. Photo: Facebook \/ Lower Danube Archdiocese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268935\" style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268935 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/49395918307_3337154161_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3075\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A replica of the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God was brought from Mount Athos to Veria on the feast day of Saint Anthony the New. Photo: Kosmas Karagiannis \/ IMBNK\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268945\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/detail20200118-SNV_3923-\u043e\u0431\u0440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1663\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moment on the eve of the Theophany of the Lord in Moscow. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate \/ Serghei Vlasov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268933\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83586121_10158867631854796_3843657037388972032_o-890x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem blessing the waters of the Jordan River. Photo: Facebook \/ Patriarchate of Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268939\" style=\"width: 2400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/C54I4390-2020-01-18-21-58-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Athonite monk grilling some fish for the feast of the Theophany of the Lord. Photo: asceticexperience.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268973\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Theophany_2020_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feast of the Theophany of the Lord at Solovki Monastery in Russia. Photo: solovki-monastyr.ru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268941\" style=\"width: 2400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/C54I5169-2020-01-19-10-10-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilgrims on Mount Athos jumped into the Aegean waters to retrieve the cross on teh Theophany of the Lord. Photo: asceticexperience.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268947\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268947 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Patriarhul-Daniel-19-ian-Catedrala-Patriarhala-54-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Daniel talking to believers after the Sunday Divine Liturgy celebrated at the patriarchal cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268943\" style=\"width: 1067px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/C54I5432-2020-01-19-10-22-58.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monk carrying a procession cross on Mount Athos at celebrations of Theophany. Photo: asceticexperience.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews<\/p>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [info @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worshippers across Russia and other countries in Eastern Europe have been braving icy waters for Theophany, one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar. Celebrated on 19 January according to the unrevised Julian calendar, Theophany or Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. 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