{"id":328450,"date":"2021-08-10T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=328450"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:26:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:26:01","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-august-2-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-august-2-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: August 2 \u2013 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A photographic pilgrimage through the Orthodox world between August 2 and 8, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328319\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/229558037_2089092741245129_1963986990465506087_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Macarie visits the most elderly people from his native village. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328378\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/91f6d911-74f5-40cb-9b1a-cf19144e4045-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handwritten letter signed by St. John Jacob of Neam\u021b on December 26, 1958. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327704\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sf-Ioan-Iacob-CMN-123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A reliquary with a fragment of St John Jacob of Neam Neam\u021b&#8217;s relics was brought from the Patriarchal Residence to the National Cathedral Chapel in Bucharest on the saint&#8217;s feast. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328315\" style=\"width: 1944px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/227217794_4441457569231649_8604062979097649244_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1458\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Archontariki of the Comana Monastery readied for its guests. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328321\" style=\"width: 1620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328321 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/232659775_4915840275111525_4760573850937266549_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina and the Bishop of Northern Europe climbed the mountain together with pilgrims towards Ceahl\u0103u Monastery for its patronal feast. Photo: Doxologia \/ Lucian Ducan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328365\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328365\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/233381023_1873227222857386_3217046820388598023_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"903\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Holy Apostle Andrew&#8221; Parish Choir offered a religious concert in the town of Vadu Izei. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328325\" style=\"width: 1917px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/233758685_2295037580645430_2177357816951461892_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1318\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young people in traditional costume ride to meet His Eminence Calinic of Arge\u015f and Muscel at the patronal feast of the Aninoasa Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328317\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/229034131_532536704656736_6205153788241720333_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sredi\u0161te Monastery in Serbia. Photo: Alexandru Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328323\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/233047092_4368639949862376_1717928882205346743_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lord&#8217;s Transfiguration was celebrated as the patronal feast of the Turda Keys Monastery. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328327\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Episcopia-de-balti-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Antonie spoke to the young participants in the summer camp organized by the Diocese of B\u0103l\u0163i, in the Republic of Moldova. Photo: Archdeacon Marius Mihai Anton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328329\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328329 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/f5f6d990-c52c-4897-9279-330196349f41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two children stand under the protection of the Romanian contemporary elders at Cornu Monastery. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328331\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/izbuc-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church of the Izbuc Monastery stands tall under the summer sun. Photo: Sergiu Andrasco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328339\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ruga-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prayer evening at the St Demetrios Church in the city of Constan\u021ba, by the Black Sea. Photo: Florin Postolache<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328337\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Putna.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hill of the Cross next to Putna Monastery at night. Photo: Ionu\u021b Vieru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328335\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328335 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/polonia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polish Orthodox faithful celebrate the feast of Holy Prophet Elijah according to the old calendar. Photo: The Orthodox Church of Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328374\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E8Rn_2PXIAobzRA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fresco at the &#8220;Henri Coand\u0103&#8221; International Airport in Otopeni, near Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328376\" style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PF-Ilia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"710\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Ilya of Georgia celebrated his name day. Photo: Georgian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328311\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/50c53d2d-0f12-4968-8e9b-71ba354d8d2c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Daniel of Romania blesses the faithful at Pas\u0103rea Monastery. 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\/CSUF1_mjWPE\/?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\/CSUF1_mjWPE\/?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>A photographic pilgrimage through the Orthodox world between August 2 and 8, 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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