Monasteries of GORJ

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Lainici  Polovragi  Tismana  Visina 

LAINICI  Monastery - Bumbesti Jiu commune, Gorj county.
Convent for monks, build between 1812-1817, during Voda Caragea’s time.
Dedication day: “Entering the Church”, 21 November.

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POLOVRAGI  Monastery - Polovragi commune, Gorj county.
Convent for nuns, founded by Chancellor Danciu Paraianu in 1645.
Dedication day: “Assumption of the Virgin”, 15 August.

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TISMANA  Monastery - Tismana commune, Gorj County.
Convent for nuns, founded by Nicodim the Pious in the 14th century, consecrated in 1378. Other founders: Radu I Voivode and his sons, Dan I, and Mircea the Old.
Dedication day: “Assumption of the Virgin”, 15 August.

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VISINA  Monastery - Bumbesti-Jiu commune, Gorj County.
Convent for monks, founded by Nicodim the Pious in the 14th century.
Dedication day: "The Holy Trinity", the second day after Whitsuntide.

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