Monasteries of BUCHAREST

The Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrogea
The Archdiocese of Bucharest
 
Antim  Darvari  Plumbuita  Radu Voda 

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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