Ileana Calotescu
Not far from my house is one of the oldest churches in town, “The Church of the Wood”. Its name comes from the fact that it is a church with a wooden structure. The church preserves special art monuments, including the funeral monument with angels, whose shadow is seen in this photo.
The funeral monument with angels was made in the middle of the 20th century.
What are the angels? An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Christian artwork angels are usually depicted as having the shape of human beings of extraordinary beauty, with bird wings.
According to the beliefs of our entire nation, the angels are constantly multiplying because little children who die immediately after baptism and those who are not seven years old become angels who will stand by God, serving or praying for the souls of their parents.
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Question of
Do you see the angel’s shadow in the photo?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you believe that kids become angels after they die?
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Yes
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No
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I think the sad reality of children’s deaths is a difficult topic. My wife is a Hospice Social Worker, the only one in our county that spends half her time helping the families of children that are dying. It is a moment of agony that stretches from the moment of discovery (my child is going to die) to the moment of ending (my child has died).
It is really a difficult topic. But your picture is amazing.
It is just a shadow photo!! This article is not about death is about angels and about a faith in Orthodox religion! I know better than anyone what it means to lose a baby. I will never approach a subject of what a child’s death means because it’s too painful.
I do truly understand that.
I suspect we are saying the exact same thing.
painful and hard to move past.
This is a beautiful photo. I believe in Angels but I don’t know that children can be angels.
I do not even know if the children become angels. It’s just an inherited faith from our ancestors!
Nice photo! I see the shadow.
I do not believe children are automatically granted to be angels when they die.
But I do believe in angel.
No I do believe in angels being helpers of human beings in trouble that can enter a body of a human being for a brief period of time.
The shadow is clearer than the object itself. Very nice picture Ileana.
The shadow was in focus because that was the subject of photography.
No i don’t believe that kid become angel when they die but they are granted to be in heaven.
I believe in angels, lovely photo and shadows
I see the shadow and I believe in angels.