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Monasteries of BUCHAREST |
| The Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea |
| The Archdiocese of Bucharest |
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Antim
Darvari
Plumbuita
Radu Voda
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ANTIM Monastery - Bucharest municipality, 29 Antim Street.
Monastery for monks, founded by Saint Hierarch Antim
Ivireanu (1713-1715). The building has the bell tower above
the western entrance gate. In 1912 the Palace of the Holy
Synod was build replacing the Northern part of the
surrounding fence. A printing house worked here in 1715.
Nowadays we find here library and a museum. The church
contains relics of the Forty Martyrs, celebrated annually at
9 March. Dedication day: “The Sunday of all Saints”.
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DARVARI Skete - Bucharest municipality, 3 Darvari Skete Street. Monastery
for monks, founded by Mihalache Darvari in 1834. It wall
demolished in 1933 and rebuilt in the same architectural
style painted by I. Keber. Between 1959 and 1996 the skete
was closed. Dedication day: “The Holy Emperor and Empress Constantin and Helena”, 21 May.
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PLUMBUITA Monastery - Bucharest municipality, Colentina Road.
Monastery for monks, founded by Peter the Young Voivode (1559-1568), in 1647 Matei Basarab had it completely
rebuilt. Dedication day: “Saint Ioan's the Baptizer Birthday”, 6 January.
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RADU VODA Monastery - Bucharest municipality, 24 Radu Voda Street.
Monastery for monks, founded by Alexandru Mircea Voivode and
finished by Alexandru Mircea II Voivode in 1570. Here there are
the relics of Saint Nectarie Thaumaturgy of the Egina
Island. Dedication day: "The Holy Trinity", the second day after Whitsuntide.
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