Churches of Moldavia

Coordinates: 47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E / 47.77833; 25.71278
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Churches of Moldavia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Map of the most important northern Moldavian monasteries
LocationSuceava County, Moldavia, Romania
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iv)
Reference598bis
Inscription1993 (17th Session)
Extensions2010
Coordinates47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E / 47.77833; 25.71278
Churches of Moldavia is located in Romania
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Churches of Moldavia
Location of Churches of Moldavia in Romania

The north of the

Principality of Moldavia
starting from the 14th century.

Of these, eight Romanian Orthodox Churches located in Suceava County and built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, since 1993. Church of the Resurrection within the Sucevița Monastery was added to the site in 2010. The churches have their external walls covered in authentic and unique fresco paintings, representing complete cycles of religious themes.

World Heritage Site

Image Name Location Built Founder
Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church Arbore 1502 Luca Arbore
Assumption of the Virgin Church Mănăstirea Humorului 1530 Toader Bubuiog
Annunciation Church Vatra Moldoviței 1532 Petru Rareș
Holy Rood Church Pătrăuți 1487
Ștefan cel Mare
St. Nicholas Church Probota 1530 Petru Rareș
St. George Church Suceava 1522
Bogdan III
St. George Church Voroneț 1488
Ștefan cel Mare
Resurrection Church Sucevița 1581 Gheorghe Movilă

Other churches

Name Location Built Founder
Agapia Monastery Agapia, Neamț County 1643 Gavriil Coci
Bogdana Monastery Rădăuți, Suceava County 1360
Bogdan I
Cetățuia Monastery Iași, Iași County 1672 Gheorghe Duca
Dragomirna Monastery Mitocu Dragomirnei, Suceava County 1609
Anastasie Crimca
Galata Monastery Iași, Iași County 1584
Petru Șchiopul
Golia Monastery Iași, Iași County 1660 Ioan Golia
Neamț Monastery Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County 1497
Ștefan cel Mare
Putna Monastery Putna, Suceava County 1466
Ștefan cel Mare
Trei Ierarhi Monastery Iași, Iași County 1639 Vasile Lupu
Văratec Monastery Văratec, Neamț County 1785 Olimpiada
  • Agapia Monastery
    Agapia Monastery
  • Bogdana Monastery
    Bogdana Monastery
  • Cetățuia Monastery
    Cetățuia Monastery
  • Dragomirna Monastery
    Dragomirna Monastery
  • Galata Monastery
    Galata Monastery
  • Golia Monastery
    Golia Monastery
  • Neamț Monastery
    Neamț Monastery
  • Putna Monastery
    Putna Monastery
  • Trei Ierarhi Monastery
    Trei Ierarhi Monastery
  • Văratec Monastery
    Văratec Monastery

See also

References

Kocój E., Świątynie, postacie, ikony. Malowane cerkwie i monastyry Bukowiny Południowej w wyobrażeniach rumuńskich [Temples, persons, icons. Painted churches and monasteries of South Bucovina in Romanian imagology], Kraków 2006, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, ss. 444, 120 photos, https://www.academia.edu/24331662/%C5%9Awi%C4%85tynie_postacie_ikony._Malowane_cerkwie_i_monastyry_Bukowiny_Po%C5%82udniowej_w_wyobra%C5%BCeniach_rumu%C5%84skich_Temples_persons_icons._Painted_churches_and_monasteries_of_South_Bukovina_in_Romanian_imagology_Wydawnictwo_Uniwersytetu_Jagiello%C5%84skiego_Krak%C3%B3w_2006_s._440

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