The paintings inside the church were executed by master-painters Iosif, Hranite, Teodosie, and Stefan, under the earnest care of Monk Paisie, the spiritual adviser of the monastery.
The iconostasis is an exquisite piece of inestimable value; the icons were painted having a golden background.
The monastery underwent thorough repairs and alterations during the reign of Matei Basarab Voivode between 1640 and 1645. These restorations were made including for installing the printing press that had been donated to the monastery by Petru Movila, Metropolitan of Kiev.
In 1775 the refectory was constructed. The belfry tower and the monastic outbuildings, which are situated on the northern side of the holy establishment, were constructed at the beginning of the 18^th century and several significant enlargements and structural modifications were made in the 19^th century.
Between 1636 and 1642, in the printing house of the Govora Monastery, there were printed (in the Slavonic language) the following remarkable liturgical books: The Psalter, which was printed in 1637, The Small Book of Religious Rules and Regulations, which was printed in 1640, and The Govora Book of Rules and Regulations – which was the first code of religious regulations written in the Romanian language, subsequent to the printed works of Deacon Coresi (which had been published in Brasov, in the southern part of the region of Ardeal). The rooms of the old printing house have been preserved until now.
The monastic complex was thoroughly renovated in 1957 and in 1969.