Sixteen festal icons painted by the monks of Putna Monastery have been donated for the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral.
The announcement was made by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
The 16 festal icons that will be on display inside the new Orthodox Cathedral in Bucharest include the following representations:
Dormition of the Mother of God
Epiphany of the Lord
Annunciation of the Theotokos
Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple
Ascension of the Lord
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Resurrection of the Lord
Transfiguration of the Lord
Saint Andrew the First-Called and the Ascension of the Lord (the Cathedral’s two patronal feasts)
Saint Andrew the First-Called, Protector of Romania
Nativity of the Lord
Pentecost
Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ and Saint Basil the Great