Icons on canvas in Mislea prison
The atmosphere during Lent was very different. Much was said about the lives of the saints. Lenten prayers were sung. Nana knew them all. Special preparations were made for Passion Week. In the common wall with the windowless room between our ward and the third ward there was a small iron. It was probably the twin of the dark room, now bricked up. Here Nana Sofica made a small shrine out of twigs stolen from the yards we passed on our way to the showers. Icons were made for it. Nuți, a very talented art student, painted three icons on […]