iconography

National Cathedral’s altar mosaic iconography revealed as scaffolding comes down: PHOTOS

The altar of Romania’s National Cathedral has begun to display its beautiful mosaic iconography with scaffolding starting to come down. Like all important works, the iconographic project of the altar started on paper: Starting with the highest and going downwards, the three registers present the following iconographic representations: The Tabernacle of the Congregation, which was…

Sep 10, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest: National Cathedral workers start removal of scaffolding to reveal altar impressive mosaic icons

Romania’s most significant mosaic icon of the Mother of God emerged in the National Cathedral in Bucharest as workers have started removing tons of metal scaffolding covering the altar’s impressive iconography. At present, about 50% of the altar painting work has been completed. The basin of the altar apse is completely covered with mosaic, including…

Jun 19, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo gallery | Patriarch Daniel blesses iconography of St Panteleimon Church

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday, June 9, 2019 performed the consecration of the iconography of the restored St Panteleimon Church in Pantelimon village. The consecration took place after the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti. Following the service, His Beatitude visited the ‘Familia’ Cultural-Missionary Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate.…

Jun 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch blesses the restored iconography at St Nicholas Church in Bucharest

On Sunday, many faithful attended the blessing service of the restored iconography at St Nicholas and St Myron Church in Bucharest officiated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Addressing those present, Patriarch Daniel stressed the importance and the liturgical symbolism the iconography of a church has. His Beatitude recalled that during…

Sep 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel addresses clergy from Bucharest and Ilfov: ‘Icons are a permanent calling to prayer’

Icons are a permanent calling to prayer and a liturgical form of confessing the truth that the invisible Son of God has become visible, that the Eternal One was made a mortal Man so that passing through death and resurrection to give us afresh the eternal life, Patriarch Daniel said May 29 addressing the clergy present…

May 29, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu