These monasteries once visited in life are raised by the great leader of Moldova, Stephen the Great
The monasteries in Moldova are some of the most beautiful and visited tourist attractions in our country. Each of them is unique in its own way and is important both for the religious culture of the place and for tourism from a lot of points of view. Because there are many monasteries in this region, I have prepared a list of the 7 most important monasteries in Moldova that you should not miss.
Agapia Monastery
Agapia Monastery or Agapia Noua Monastery is an Orthodox monastery of nuns, located near Targu Neamt. It was built between 1641 and 1643 and includes several objectives, including the "St. Voievozi ", the wooden church" Sf. Ioan Bogoslov ", the bell tower and cellars, Bolnita" Assumption of the Virgin "and many others. The most important objectives, having both religious value and artistic value, are frescoes painted by Nicoale Grigorescu.
Voronet Monastery
Voronet Monastery is one of the most famous and most visited monasteries of Moldova, being appreciated for its uniqueness, given by the so-called "blue of Voronet". It was called the Sistine Chapel of the East, because, apart from the famous color, the monastery also boasts an impressive number of paintings. Built in 1488, Voronet Monastery is the most valuable building of Stefan cel Mare.
Humor Monastery
The Humor Monastery is located near Suceava, like the Voronet Monastery, but was founded by Toader Bubuiog in 1530 and bears the Dormition Day. The ruins of the monastery houses are extremely important and exciting objectives, completing the landscape created by the Churches "Dormition of the Virgin Mary" and "St. Gheorghe ", but also the impressive towers.
Arbore Church
The Church "Cutting the Head of St. John the Baptist" from Arbore was built in 1502 by Hatman Luca Arbore. Like the Voronet Monastery, the Arbore Church has numerous paintings on the exterior walls, which have faded more or less in time, but are still of great beauty. The bell tower and the church are the ones that form the ensemble of Arbore's worship.
Moldovita Monastery
Moldovita Monastery is one of the most important and old settlements of the monks. The church is also painted on the outside and was built in 1532 under the foundation of Petru Rares, having the Annunciation Annunciation. The Byzantine and Gothic architectural styles were combined here to create one of the most beautiful monasteries of Moldova and a symbol of the Orthodox religious culture.
Sucevita Monastery
The Sucevita Monastery is attested in 1582 and is located near Radauti. The complex of the monastery is based on a legend that says that for a ransom of some sins, a woman has, for 30 years, brought the building stone with her horse or buff. Decorated with interior and exterior murals, the monastery is one of the most beautiful representations of the Byzantine and Gothic style.
Putna monastery
MThe Putna Monastery is one of the most popular Moldovan churches, built in 1466, under the foundation of Stefan cel Mare. The Monk Orthodox Monastery has the Day of Assumption of the Assumption, and is an important cultural and artistic center, not only religious, including a museum rich in monks' works.