{"id":323070,"date":"2021-06-23T23:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=323070"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T13:35:51","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-june-14-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-june-14-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: June 14 &#8211; 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please find below snapshots of the Christian Orthodox world captured by professional and amateur photographers between June 14 and June 20, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322847\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322847 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/201271599_4373551709368960_1547031127828798708_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spiritual children of Str\u00e2mba Monastery offer a helping hand gathering the hay. Photo: Facebook \/ Ioachim Pascu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322863\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E4D2ad1XoAAucKE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s Kretzulescu Church after a summer rainy day. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322865\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322865 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e7625871-7a41-40af-b01d-90299d3f60af.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"835\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainbow over the building site of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Paul Andrei Gabriel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322849\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/201582590_1516893581814624_4180632609572352805_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putna Monastery inaugurated the series of events marking 150 years from the First Celebration of the Romanians from All Over the World and from the First Congress of the Romanian Students from All Over the World, held at the monastery on August 15-16, 1871. Photo: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322873\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/radu-voda-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The students from Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;Victor Babe\u0219&#8221; National College visited Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery with their Religion teacher. They took a photo together with Father Paisie, the monastery guide. Photo: Prof. Incic\u0103u Raul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322398\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/basilica-la-radio-trinitas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the 13th anniversary of Basilica.ro, the Director of the Basilica News Agency, Aurelian-Nicolae Iftimiu, offered an interview to Father Teodor Gradinaciuc for the &#8220;Life of the City&#8221; broadcast on Radio Trinitas. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322881\" style=\"width: 1078px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4e1c79fd-bc80-4445-a913-a4f9a3d686ea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1078\" height=\"1438\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainbow over the National Cathedral. Photo: \u0218tefan Florea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322883\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322883 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e2584a4c-1631-4739-8690-eae8249564ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Holy Mount Athos at sunrise. Photo: Telegram \/ Afonsky vestnik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322845\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616_091606-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1446\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Russian Cathedral in San Francisco which hosts the relics of St John Maximovich. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322867\" style=\"width: 2130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2130\" height=\"2538\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tower of V\u00e2lcea county&#8217;s Turnu (&#8220;The Tower&#8221;) Monastery seen through the branches of a fig tree. Photo: Hyeromonk Juvenalie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322869\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4264.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ecumenical Patriarch lit candles for his predecessors on the patriarchal throne. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322871\" style=\"width: 1158px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orsova.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1158\" height=\"1693\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dew-sprinkled flowers from St Anna &#8211; Or\u0219ova Monastery. Photo: Nun Ambrozia Marginean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322855\" style=\"width: 1944px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/203212396_4306103746100366_3619308058274601780_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1458\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A monk playing the semantron at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322843\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322843 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20201023_091514-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1349\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church is a bridge between sky and earth &#8211; also at the &#8220;Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen&#8221; Parish in \u0218tef\u0103ne\u0219ti, Arge\u0219 county. Photo: Nicoleta Radu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322875\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/St-Nicks-Altar-large-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"680\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stage of construction works at the St Nicholas Church in New York City. The new church replaces the one destroyed by the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Photo: Goarch.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322841\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/7bcc0f20-39c7-4ce6-ba8e-c327a448bac2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christ <em>Pantocrator<\/em> (&#8220;Almighty&#8221;) protecting the whole Creation at the Church of the Holy Br\u00e2ncoveanu Princes in Chitila, near Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322857\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/203329354_2253720454777143_2033583136004875511_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The catechetical group of Valea Danului Parish, which participated in the National Catechetical Contest, were awarded at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Curtea de Arge\u0219. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322853\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/202530683_1834263516753757_1259067739658994066_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icon of the <em>Pantanassa<\/em> Mother of God was taken out for worship at the &#8220;Holy Trinity&#8221; Diocesan Cathedral in Baia Mare. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322861\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cincizecime2021-87-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Eminence Timotei of Prahova blessed the walnut and linden tree branches to be offered to the faithful participating in the Divine Liturgy officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/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\/CQFvWwnDTVi\/?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\/CQFvWwnDTVi\/?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/h2>\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:<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicaphotos\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find below snapshots of the Christian Orthodox world captured by professional and amateur photographers between June 14 and June 20, 2021. 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