{"id":305404,"date":"2021-01-19T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T11:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=305404"},"modified":"2021-01-20T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T08:33:04","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-11-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-11-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 11 &#8211; 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Winter&#8217;s cold and snow were not able to conquer the warm souls of the Orthodox faithful. Please see below our selection of photos taken between January 11 and 17, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305340\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"2340\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drone photo of the Nativity of the Mother of God Cathedral in Veliko T\u00e2rnovo, Bulgaria. Photo: Mareen Ewan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305344\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Er9VLExW4AEqpnx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A teenager receiving the Orthodox baptism. Photo: Twitter \/ St Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305338\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/140196338_413579416543412_4759280542095368819_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Radu Chiri\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305330\" style=\"width: 1968px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139672345_1791371654344904_4304919578654632689_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1968\" height=\"1108\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HE Casian, Archbishop of Lower Danube, participated in an online event dedicated to poet Mihai Eminescu. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305326\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/138937834_3375745999221457_2141813603018963414_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bac\u0103u Cathedral by night. Photo: Facebook \/ Nicu Chiriac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305348\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_8537-scaled-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The funeral service for Father Mircea P\u0103curariu was held at the Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu. Photo: Metropolis of Ardeal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_304854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304854\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-304854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pomenire-Mihai-Eminescu-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National poet Mihai Eminescu commemorated at his rest place in Bucharest&#8217;s Bellu Cemetery. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305352\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ziua-Culturii-Romane-2021-05-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poet Mihai Eminescu commemorated at Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305320\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305320 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SSA24761web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\u00e2nca Monastery bathed in new snow&#8217;s immaculate white. Photo: Silviu Florin Salomia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305324\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/138873200_1925717594249312_3041614387406617040_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HG Macarie, Bishop of Northern Europe, in his birth place, with his family. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305328\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139225735_2761203844131115_1961488807124619048_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nera Monastery covered by snow. Photo: Facebook \/ Nera Plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305332\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139849405_10222269119010181_2940853767355054679_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Photo: Facebook \/ Nikos-Giorgos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305346\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Er242b-XIAA1PEL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresco at the St Paraskeva \u2013 Pajura Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305370\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305370 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manastirea_varatec_iarna_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When prayer is dressed in winter clothing: Drone flight over V\u0103ratec Monastery. Photo: Doxologia \/ Bogdan Bulgariu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305336\" style=\"width: 1161px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/139956000_514088236232746_7162799321712762345_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1161\" height=\"654\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowdrifts at Piatra F\u00e2nt\u00e2nele Monastery from Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county. Photo: Ionel Dinc\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305322\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20.07.30.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Auxiliary Bishop Benedict of Bistri\u021ba preaching at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca. Photo: Rotundperfect.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305350\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sf-Antonie-cel-tanar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The patronal feast of St Anthony the New was celebrated in Veria without the faithful, amid Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Photo: Kosmas Karagiannis IMBNK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_305234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305234\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hram-Sf-Anton-Curtea-Veche-127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1320\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-305234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participant at the patronal feast of &#8220;St Anthony \u2013 the Old Court&#8221; Princely Church downtown Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKBoJAfpmpi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKBoJAfpmpi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/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 [foto @ 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><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter&#8217;s cold and snow were not able to conquer the warm souls of the Orthodox faithful. Please see below our selection of photos taken between January 11 and 17, 2021. Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post: &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":305355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[878],"tags":[10386,19033,14715,16461,16388,16462],"class_list":["post-305404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-galleries","tag-orthodox-news","tag-orthodox-photography","tag-photography","tag-saptamana-in-imagini-en","tag-the-week-in-pictures","tag-week-in-pictures"],"better_featured_image":{"id":305355,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1900,"height":1080,"file":"2021\/01\/17-ian.jpg","sizes":{"medium":{"file":"17-ian-890x506.jpg","width":890,"height":506,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-ian-890x506.jpg"},"large":{"file":"17-ian-1024x582.jpg","width":1024,"height":582,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-ian-1024x582.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"17-ian-360x360.jpg","width":360,"height":360,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-ian-360x360.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"file":"17-ian-1536x873.jpg","width":1536,"height":873,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-ian-1536x873.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":305404,"source_url":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-ian.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305404\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=305404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305404\/revisions\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305355\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=305404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=305404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=305404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}