{"id":273844,"date":"2020-03-12T16:40:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=273844"},"modified":"2020-03-12T17:10:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:10:22","slug":"photo-sunday-of-orthodoxy-throughout-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/photo-sunday-of-orthodoxy-throughout-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Sunday of Orthodoxy throughout the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sunday of Orthodoxy is a feast celebrating the holy icons. On this Sunday, throughout the Orthodox world, these representations of saintly persons are at the centre of religious services and processions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Constantinople, on the first Sunday of Great Lent, Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus.<\/p>\n

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The religious service was held in the historic Church of St George from the Phanar district of Istanbul. \u00a9 Ecumenical Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The service was followed by a procession with holy icons in the courtyard of the Patriarchate. \u00a9 Ecumenical Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On this special Sunday, Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Annunciation Cathedral in Alexandria, Egypt.<\/p>\n

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In his homily, HB Patriarch Theodoros spoke about the coronavirus outbreak, which \u201chas come to show people how weak they are\u201d. \u00a9 To Thema Online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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See also Basilica photo: Sunday of Orthodoxy at the historical Patriarchal Cathedral<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the Holy Land, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and headed the traditional procession with holy icons.<\/div>\n