{"id":363524,"date":"2022-04-11T20:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=363524"},"modified":"2022-04-11T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:02:39","slug":"6300-sqm-of-mosaic-completed-at-romanias-national-cathedral-work-on-the-south-apse-wall-is-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/6300-sqm-of-mosaic-completed-at-romanias-national-cathedral-work-on-the-south-apse-wall-is-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"6,300 sqm of mosaic completed at Romania’s National Cathedral: Work on the South Apse wall is in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The painting team of Romania’s National Cathedral has completed 6,300 square meters of mosaic interior painting and is currently working on the South Apse interior wall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applying the icon fragments on the walls and the subsequent finishings are made manually, stone by stone, has announced the communication team of the National Cathedral on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“These interventions require lots of patience and attention and are made in order to correct the areas affected in the process of transferring on the wall the assembled icon fragments. This is how iconographic tiers are perfected,\u201d transmitted the communication team.<\/p>\n

“If we keep the current working rhythm at the mosaic workshop and if we receive support for the painting of Romania’s National Cathedral, we may find resources to accelerate activity in the near future,\u201d declared painter Daniel Codrescu, coordinator of the mosaic painting works.<\/p>\n

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Photos of the works on the South Apse of the National Cathedral were made public on Thursday, April 6, 2022. Photo: Facebook \/ Catedrala Na\u021bional\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the scenes painted in mosaic on the medium and superior tiers of this apse are The Visitation<\/em> (Luke 1:40-44), The Adoration of the Magi<\/em>, Joseph’s Dream<\/em>, The Flight to Egypt<\/em>, The Massacre of the Innocents<\/em>, and also The Wedding at Cana<\/em> and Jesus Blessing the Children<\/em>. They are all related to the theme of family.<\/p>\n

“With God’s help and with help from the faithful who wish to support these works, we hope to complete these areas by the end of next year. This would be a great success for the evolution of interior works at the Cathedral,\u201d Daniel Codrescu added.<\/p>\n

“The workshop functions well, but things are more complicated on-site, especially in wintertime, when working conditions are more difficult due to cold,\u201d Codrescu explained.<\/p>\n

“That is why we hope from the bottom of our hearts to be able to advance as much as we can with the interior painting this summer. We trust Good God and we trust the benevolence of our donators who support the mosaic painting of the Cathedral, so that we be able to fulfil this Christian and Romanian ideal,\u201d said the painter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Icon fragments waiting to be applied on the South Apse wall of Romania’s National Cathedral. Photo: Facebook \/ Catedrala Na\u021bional\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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