New progress on painting the underground chapel of the National Cathedral: Work is underway on the Pantocrator icontranslated

The painting works at the underground chapel of the National Cathedral have reached the second stage, currently the Pantocrator icon in the center of the nave is being completed.

The chapel dedicated to "Holy Saint Ioan Jacob de la Neamț and Saint Daniel the Hermit", is located at minus 11 meters and has an area comparable to that of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timișoara.

The painting works started in July, being carried out according to the project drawn up by the mosaic painter Daniel Codrescu.

The painter Ionel Haraga explained to Trinitas TV that the realization of the iconographic program represents a special responsibility, both by the scale of the works and by the importance of respecting church tradition.

"It's a great challenge, I took it as a blessing, but also as a great responsibility," declared the painter.

What has been completed so far The first stage of the works included the decoration of some surfaces in the nave, including the walls adjacent to the iconostasis.

Among the representations made are the Deisis scene, with Christ the Emperor and High Hierarch, the Mother of God and Saint John the Baptist, as well as the icons of the patron saints of...