Putna Monastery
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Romanian Orthodox Church |
Location | |
Location | Putna, Suceava County, Romania |
Architecture | |
Style | Moldavian |
Groundbreaking | 1466 |
Materials | stone, brick |
Website | |
http://www.putna.ro |
The Putna monastery (
The Putna monastery is also the starting point of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.[2]
History
Right after Stephen the Great
Putna was completed in three years, but was consecrated only after one more year passed, given that the Moldavians engaged in other battles. On September 3, 1470, during a ceremony attended by Stephen and all his family, the monastery was
The present church was practically rebuilt between 1653 and 1662 by Vasile Lupu and his successors. Although the building follows the ground plan of a typical 15th and 16th century Moldavian church, it has many architectural and decorative features that are characteristic of 17th century architecture.
For long, the site was believed to have been designed by a Greek architect named Theodor - the interpretation of the Kilia chronicles on which this was based has since been proven wrong.
The oldest embroidery of the monastery, dated at the end of the 14th century, is an
Burials
- Stephen III of Moldavia
- Bogdan III the One-Eyed
- Maria of Mangup
- Maria Voichița
- Teoctist I of Moldavia
- Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga
- Alexandrina Cernov
Gallery
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Putna Monastery
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Putna Monastery
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Putna, Old Church
References
- ^ "The Holy Monastery Putna | Home page".
- ^ "Bucovina | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "Putna Monastery - Romanian Monasteries".
External links
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