Good Friday in the Orthodox Church during lockdown

On the 17th April 2020 it was Good Friday for the Orthodox Church in Venice. In a surreal atmosphere, only the Bishop and five other persons, including me, were allowed into the church for the via Crucis.

Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice

Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice

Usually a procession in the streets of Venice follows the celebration into the church, but this time, because of the lockdown, the via Crucis took place only inside the church itself.

The ceremony of Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice

The ceremony of Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice

Pictures taken with Leica SL, 50mm Summicron, 1/50 f/2.0, iso 3200, and with Leica CL with 18mm 2,8 Elmarit asph, iso 3200 1/15 f/2,8.

Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice, during lockdown

Good Friday in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice, during lockdown