{"id":327471,"date":"2021-08-03T16:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=327471"},"modified":"2021-08-03T16:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:13:33","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-july-26-august-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-july-26-august-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: July 26 \u2013 August 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Orthodox youth camps, patronal feasts and pilgrimages were the main events of the week\u00a0 July 26 \u2013 August 1, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327129\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sfintire-poame.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apples blessed in the memory of Saint Irene of Chrysovolantou on her feast day at the &#8220;Ven. Dionysius Exiguus&#8221; Monastery in Dobrudja. St Irene is said to have been sent apples from heaven. Photo: Facebook \/ St Dionysius and Ephraim the New Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327111\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/222771783_4254554887924115_7254807426251003356_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio and TV host Mihai Morar visits Dr Leon D\u0103nil\u0103, the prominent Romanian neurosurgeon. Photo: Facebook \/ Mihai Morar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327170\" style=\"width: 1619px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CHU00018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1619\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">30 years since the Translation of the relics of Ven. Seraphim of Sarov to Diveyevo Monastery. Photo: Nizhegorod Metropolis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327109\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021Sf.Pantelimon-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little girl sings in the choir of Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;St Panteleimon \u2013 the Firetower&#8221; Church on its patronal feast day. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327123\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327123 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MIR_5639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s M\u0103rcu\u021ba Parish celebrated its patronal feast on the day of the Greatmartyr Panteleimon. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327113\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/228068922_1945923762223025_562148872593399351_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archbishop Casian participates in youth activities during the camp organized by the New Scor\u021baru Parish and the &#8220;Sf. Panteleimon \u2013 the Salt Lake&#8221; Socio-Philanthropic Centre. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327133\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/suceava.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbot Melchisedec talked to the children of the &#8220;Closer to Heaven&#8221; youth camp at &#8220;St Elijah \u2013 Sala\u0219&#8221; Skete of Putna Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Vasile Schipor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327166\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E7dY9ONWYAcavPo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christ Pantocrator at the St George Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327138\" style=\"width: 729px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327138\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7c9010b4-f990-4e9a-ad64-32dc49429d09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael in Thassos, Greece. Photo: Barbuia Cristian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327117\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/230655839_2289440544538467_1193514463540082139_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1134\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archbishop Calinic of Arge\u0219 was visited by a group of students from his native village, Crac\u0103ul Negru, in the county of Neam\u021b. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327115\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/230371701_2086763428144727_8404575540444193575_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romanian young people of the village of Spermezeu, in the northern county of Bistri\u021ba N\u0103s\u0103ud, head to their local church to participate in the Divine Liturgy officiated by Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327141\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327141\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/229989148_1959777134189459_427045876035022628_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;St Demetrios &#8211; Post&#8221; Church in Bucharest organized a charitable Lemonade Festival to raise money for poor children&#8217;s school stationery. Photo: Facebook \/ &#8220;St Demetrios &#8211; Post&#8221; Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327121\" style=\"width: 1918px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vine-shoot church model made by a student of the &#8220;St Nicholas&#8221; Theological Seminary in the city of R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, Romania. Photo: Robert Musta\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327119\" style=\"width: 1844px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dervent-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1844\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Apostle Andrew, a sculpture by Monk Antipa of Dervent Monastery, in southern Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327131\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sua.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vigil for the departed officiated at the &#8220;Holy Virgin Mary\u201d Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, US. Photo: David Lucs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327175\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327175\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/229605053_1199228263880004_4749877833442969685_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Ioan Casian was with the children at the end of the youth camp organized by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada at Mono, in the province of Ontario. Photo: Diocese of Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327125\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327125 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Radu-voda-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunlight filters through the dome skylights of the &#8220;Radu Vod\u0103&#8221; Monastery in Bucharest. Photo: Radu Chiri\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327127\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sf-Ana-orsova.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on the Danube, at &#8220;St Ana &#8211; Or\u0219ova&#8221; Monastery in southwestern Romania. Photo: Nun Ambrozia<\/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\/CR3UQ87LIAZ\/?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\/CR3UQ87LIAZ\/?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<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>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicaphotos\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orthodox youth camps, patronal feasts and pilgrimages were the main events of the week\u00a0 July 26 \u2013 August 1, 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 featured in our weekly selection of photos? 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