{"id":341234,"date":"2021-11-09T20:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=341234"},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:34:00","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-november-1-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-november-1-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: November 1 &#8211; 7, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The joy of Orthodox life is the same in distant Africa and Romania. Please see our selection of photos taken between November 1 and 7.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340743\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/252988497_2042020849284175_3502358630291290408_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church founded by the Holy Prince Neagoe Basarab in Curtea de Arge\u015f, Romania, on an autumn day. Photo: Facebook \/ Ovidiu Marian Vl\u0103sceanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340741\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/252637962_591198278793076_4048735169376278625_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Father Nectarie offers food to African children in Rwanda. Photo: Facebook \/ Father Nectarie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340737\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340737 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/251761518_10208860756111426_3956894718444067433_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cemetery of the Hodo\u0219-Bodrog Monastery at night. Photo: Facebook \/ Protosyncellus Iustin Popovici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340745\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/253126119_4047136348723717_6780396573103615682_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Izbuc Monastery in north-western Romania: Laying the foundation stone for the Church of the feast of the Placing of Holymartyr George&#8217;s Relics in Lydda. Photo: Facebook \/ M\u0103n\u0103stirea Izbuc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340733\" style=\"width: 1296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/7b1604d6-e8d3-4416-a576-9da965ae266c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1296\" height=\"1524\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piano lessons watched over by the Mother of God. Photo: M\u0103d\u0103lina Anghel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340906\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51651110110_cb85926b6e_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"532\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young people at the consecration of the St. Nicholas Shrine in New York. Photo: GOARCH.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340908\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51651127375_2ea1967604_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"532\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I consecrating the cross in front of St Nicholas Shrine in New York. The shrine has been rebuilt on the site of the former Twin Towers which collapsed during the 09\/11 attack. Photo: GOARCH.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340759\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FDWgm-yXoAQ5ATh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light and shadow at Bucharest&#8217;s Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340747\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/254257138_4579047212162508_1651644786680915464_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"770\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uganda boy carrying an Orthodox icon. Photo: Facebook \/ Iakovos James Ssengendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340749\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/254718091_1419437878451549_3405503645953254788_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St George&#8217;s icon and holy relics were placed in the centre of the church at St. George-Clo\u0219ca Monastery in the county of Constan\u021ba, for the feast of the Placing of the saint&#8217;s relics in Lydda. Photo: Schitul Sf. Gheorghe &#8211; Clo\u0219ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340761\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/germania-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of the Bruchsal Parish (Germany) celebrated their first patronal feast with His Grace Sofian\u00a0 of Bra\u015fov. Photo: Serafim Armanca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340769\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/radu-voda-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lit vigil lamps at the icon of the Saviour in the courtyard of Bucharest&#8217;s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery. Photo: Ana Avram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340739\" style=\"width: 1593px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/252230888_4656962444363457_5531036088589896131_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Auxiliary Bishop Benedict of Bistri\u021ba with Bishop Neophytos of Kenya at the consecration of a parish church in the Archdiocese of Cluj, Romania. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Ionu\u021b Chifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340771\" style=\"width: 1367px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340771\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/252247175_10160705241784796_9110360885254723168_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1367\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Jerusalem Patriarchate celebrated St. James, the Lord&#8217;s relative, according to the unrevised calendar. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340753\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c9974079-8ca6-46da-a4f2-6241af89d1ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little piece of heaven next to Putna Monastery, in northern Romania. Photo: Marin Cosmin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340755\" style=\"width: 1333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340755 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/detail20211104-VAR04341-\u043e\u0431\u0440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The glass protection of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God reflects the image of the faithful participating in the divine service at Moscow&#8217;s Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340765\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MIR_5044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pentecost &#8211; Titan Church tower dominates the landscape in Bucharest&#8217;s Titan Park (IOR). Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340774\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340774\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/e23d8d62-2295-4857-adc8-322b34d7f31d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilgrim at the holy relics of saints Nektarios and Ephraimus the New at Bucharest&#8217;s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram photo:<\/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\/CV8SS5Bsm_e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\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\/CV8SS5Bsm_e\/?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<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-9 push-lg-3 entry-content\">\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:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicaphotos\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The joy of Orthodox life is the same in distant Africa and Romania. Please see our selection of photos taken between November 1 and 7. 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