A couple light a candle for a loved one following a mass held at Notre-Dame. The medieval Catholic cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a widely recognized symbol of the city of Paris and the French nation. IMB Photo
A couple light a candle for a loved one following a mass held at Notre-Dame. The medieval Catholic cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a widely recognized symbol of the city of Paris and the French nation. IMB Photo
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The Pantheon in Rome, Italy.
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A crucifix in one of the many Catholic churches of Lisbon, Portugal.
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A crucifix in a church in Naples, Italy.
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The setting sun puts a glow on an icon stand outside of one of the Orthodox churches in Tipova, Moldova. The government and churches put these icon stands up outside of churches and in the entrances to villages.
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Churches in Moldova are lit with candles rather than electric light. Churches have multiple candle stands in front of icons. It is customary for worshipers to purchase candles in the church store, light them and place them on the stands. This ritual signifies a person’s prayer to God, or to the saints or angels, asking for help on the difficult path to salvation and freedom from sin. As long as the candle is burning, it is believed that the saint intercedes for them.
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A woman lights candles in a Russian Orthodox Church.
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Candles burn in front of a crucifix inside the Annunciation Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church inside the Kazan Kremlin in Kazan, the capital of Republic of Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia.
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