She is 15 years old and wants to be a model She is the only Roma I have met who spoke some English so I could kind of direct her during the photo shooting “I saw these women as the soul of these communities They are the ones bringing life into those houses that otherwise look like being part of a film set,” Cuvelier said via email he photographed mostly in five Roma communities: Buzescu While the term gypsy is sometimes used pejoratively the Roma people Cuvelier met told him they were proud to identify by it Cuvelier aimed to communicate that pride visually “A lot of Roma people are frustrated by the treatment they receive from the general public and I feel this was a way for these particular communities to say ‘I exist too She changed into several outfits over the course of an hour so that I could take different pictures of her in various parts of the house.” “Three teenage girls on the street of Ivesti They were wearing heavy makeup and funky socks The house behind them has been built in three successive years he didn’t have a translator and found communicating with Roma families difficult he was stunned by its sheer size and its diverse architectural influences “The architecture of the houses is a mix of a lot of influences and is definitely not minimalistic Cuvelier found the women he met wanted their personal appearances to match the splendor of their homes often putting on their best outfits and jewelry before posing for photos The stavrophore nun Mother Jerusalema (Gligor) including more than 50 years as abbess of Tismana Monastery was solemnly laid to rest on Saturday at the monastery she led for so many years The service was officiated by His Grace Bishop Nicodim of Severin and Strehaia who recalled that Mother Jerusalima always fulfilled every monastic obedience placed upon her with great love and dedication but also of care for the community of monasteries,” His Grace said emphasizing that Mother Jerusalema was “a good administrator and perfect housekeeper managing to carry the helm of Tismana Monastery in the most difficult times Archimandrite Vladimir Dărângă from the cathedral in Craiova also spoke about how important Mother Jerusalema was for the monastic life in the southwestern province of Oltenia and beyond: “Mother Jerusalima sent disciples who opened and reopened monasteries in the metropolitan city of Oltenia He also emphasized that she was a tough mother who applied the canons with precision and thus “filled the cemetery of the monastery with saints who will probably form a Matericon of Tismana in the future.” “Today we are at the funeral of a happy woman a woman who knew with all her heart and with all her love to put her death before her eyes and not to make her position as abbess a wound to anyone,” said Fr Constantin Necula from the Faculty of Theology in Sibiu She entered monasticism at the age of 17 at Bistrița Monastery in 1946 she was appointed abbess after the arrest of the monastery’s Board of Directors on false charges She ended up leading the monastic community for more than 50 years Mother Jerusalima is especially remembered and cherished for her philanthropic activity and for managing to preserve and restore the entire monastery The Vatican announced on Monday that all telephone communication within its territory will be suspended during the upcoming conclave.. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered the keynote address at the International Scientific Conference “Restarting from Nicaea:.. The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate approved on October 4th the canonization of Eldress Sophia Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled by air to Antalya the Patriarchate of Jerusalem solemnly celebrated the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women... (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.