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Monasteries of
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Agapia
Almas
Bisericani
Bistrita
Durau
Horaita
Neamt
Pangarati
Secu
Sihastria
Varatec
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AGAPIA Monastery - Agapia commune, Neamt county.
Hetman Gavriil Coci, Vasile Lupu’s brother, between 1642-1647,
founded Agapia Monastery, convent for nuns. The painting of
the church were made by painter Nicolae Grigorescu between
1858 and 1861. Dedication day: “The Holy Archangels Michael
and Gabriel”, 8 November.
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ALMAS Monastery - Garcina commune, Neamt county.
Convent for monks, founded by Vasile Almas in 1659, rebuilt
in 1715 by Ecaterina Cantacuzino; the wooden church was replaced with a wall
one, raised by Lupu Bals and the monk Rafail in 1821, rebuilt in 1851 by the
boyar Palade. Dedication days: “Saint Nicholas”, 6 December, and “The Sunday
of all Saints”.
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BISERICANI Monastery - Alexandru cel Bun (Viisoara) commune, Neamt county.
Stefanita Voda (1517-1527) founded Bisericani Monastery,
convent for monks. Church of walls raised on the place of a
wooden monastery from the 15th century founded in
the time of Alexander the Good. Dedication day: “Feat of the
Annunciation”, 25 March.
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BISTRITA Monastery - Alexandru cel Bun (Viisoara) commune, Neamt county.
Bistrita Monastery, convent for monks, was founded by
Alexander the Good in 1407, restored by Petru Rares
(1541-1546), and then by Alexandru Lapusneanu (1554). The
steeple was built by Stephen the Great (1498). Dedication
days: “Assumption of the Virgin”, 15 August and “The Curing
Spring”, the first Friday after Easter.
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DURAU Monastery - Ceahlau commune, Neamt county.
Convent for nuns, founded by one Vasile Lupu's daughters, in the 17th
century. The paintings were made by painter Nicolae Tonitza together with his disciples between
1936-1937. Dedication day: “Feat of the Annunciation”, 25 March.
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HORAITA Monastery - Cracauani commune, Neamt county.
Horaita Monastery, convent for monks, was founded in 1725.
The church of stone raised by Ermoghen Buhus in 1867. Dedication day: “The Lord’s Baptism”, 6 January.
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NEAMT Monastery - Vanatori commune, Neamt county.
Petru Musat founded Neamt Monastery, convent for monks, in the 14th
century. Alexander the Good raised the steeple in the 15th
century. Stephen the Great built the big church in 1497. The
Monastery contains two churches, two chapels, a museum, and
a library. Cultural center renowned for its calligraphers,
chroniclers and printers (Gavriil Uric – 15th
century, Macarie and Eftimie – 17th century) but
also for the example of monastic life (Paisie Velicicovschi
– 18th century and Saint Ioan Iacob Hozevitul –
20th century). Dedication day: “The Lord’s
Ascension”, 40 days after Easter.
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PANGARATI Monastery - Pangarati commune, Neamt county.
A monk from Bistrita Monastery founded Pangarati Monastery, convent
for monks, during Voievode Ilias’s reign, Alexander’s the
Good son. Dedication day: “St. Dumitru”, 26 October.
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SECU Monastery - Pipirig commune, Neamt county.
Village chief Nestor Ureche, chronicler Grigore Ureche’s
father founded Secu Monastery, convent for monks, in 1602.
Dedication day: “The Beheading of St. Ioan the Baptizer”, 29
August.
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VARATEC Monastery - Varatec village, Neamt county.
Nun Olimpiada, the daughter of a priest from Iasi founded
Varatec Monastery, convent for nuns, in 1785. There is here
the tomb of Veronica Micle. Dedication day: “Assumption of
the Virgin”, 15 August.
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