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Relics of Saint Gregory Palamas carried in procession through the streets of Thessaloniki

The relics of Gregory Palamas were carried in procession through the streets of Thessaloniki on the second Sunday of Great Lent, which in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the saint who defended hesychast spirituality. The religious procession took place on Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in the historic Greek city, where the relics of…

Mar 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands join icon procession in Roman, Romania, marking Sunday of Orthodoxy

More than 2,000 pilgrims carried icons in procession through the streets of the city of Roman on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, a celebration marking the triumph of the veneration of icons in the Orthodox Church. The event was organised by the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău in partnership with local public authorities. The procession began…

Mar 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Damaschin says Virgin Mary ‘weeps’ over sin and war in today’s world at Romanian procession

His Grace Bishop Damaschin of Dorna, assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți, said on Saturday that the Virgin Mary weeps when she sees the state of today’s world, shaken by sin and war. Speaking at the “Honouring the Mother of God” procession in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, which featured the wonderworking icon of the…

Aug 13, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Path of the Saints procession with the relics of Saints Constantine, Helen and Nectarios – 2023 | In pictures

The procession known as “The Path of the Saints” took place on Monday, October 24, as one of the festivities in honour of St. Demetrius the New. The New Saint Spyridon Cathedral served as the starting point for the procession that carried the relics of Saints Constantine and Helen as well as Saint Nectarios across…

Oct 25, 2023Mircea Florescu

The Path of Saints: 20,000 Romanian faithful process with the relics of St. John the New of Suceava

More than 20,000 Romanian Orthodox faithful participated last week in a procession with the relics of St. John the New of Suceava. The action inaugurated a series of events celebrating the patronal feast of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Suceava, which is protected by the saint. The “Path of the Saints” procession was led by Archbishop…

Jun 30, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Way of the Saints procession: Pilgrims take to Bucharest’s streets as St Demetrius festivities begin

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the “Way of the Saints” procession was organised again in Bucharest on Monday as part of the festivities dedicated to Saint Demetrius the New, the Romanian capital’s patron saint. Thousands of pilgrims took to the streets of Bucharest carrying icons and relics of Saints in procession,…

Oct 24, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Iași: 20,000 people process with relics of Saints Paraskeva and Paisius

Tens of thousands of Romanian Orthodox faithful came out for a procession with the relics of two of the most beloved Romanian saints through the streets of Iași on Sunday evening. The feast of St. Paraskeva, October 14, is traditionally one of the most significant religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and…

Oct 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Jerusalem: The icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God carried in procession to her Tomb in Ghethsemane

Archbishop Dorotheos of Avela, Hegumen of the “Gethsemane” Metochion at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, carried in procession on Wednesday morning the icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The traditional procession unfolded from the Holy Sepulchre to the Tomb of the Mother of God in the Ghetsemane Garden. Hagiotaphite hieromonks, monks,…

Aug 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

In pictures: Procession with the holy relics of Saint Charalampos in Bucharest – 2021

The relics of Saint Charalampos were displayed for veneration on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the “Holy Archangels” Church – Oţetari in Bucharest. The procession was preceded by the service of the akathist and was followed by the Divine Liturgy. The holy relics will remain for veneration until February 10. The relics of the Hieromartyr…

Feb 10, 2021Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Wonderworking Icon from Romania’s Sihăstria Monastery carried in procession against coronavirus and drought

On Bright Tuesday, the third day of Holy Pascha, the wonderworking Axion Estin (It is Truly Meet) Icon of the Mother of God from Romania’s famous Sihăstria Monastery was carried in procession, with the monks entreating God for relief from the coronavirus pandemic and drought.  The procession took place after the celebration of the Divine…

Apr 24, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Basilica photos: The Lord’s Lamentations at the Patriarchal Cathedral – 2020

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated the Lord’s Lamentations at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Friday, April 17, 2020. At the end of the service, His Grace led the traditional epitaph procession around the church. Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Apr 21, 2020Raluca-Emanuela Ene