The last monastery in our journey in Suceava ended with the Moldovița Monastery, one of the oldest monastic settlements, included in the UNESCO world heritage. Ever since I left Sucevita Monastery, I was thinking about what I would find at our last destination, in Bukovina. Beyond the spiritual load, it was a historical load with great impact, at least on me. The road was more in the footsteps of history than in the footsteps of faith. The tourist objectives we visited delighted both our eyes and our souls.
When I arrived at the Moldovița Monastery I passed through a large wooden gate, beautifully carved, Maramureș type, located under a stone tower. The courtyard of the monastery was beautifully maintained, with alleys guarded by roses. Also noteworthy are the cells of the nuns whose windows are adorned with brightly colored flowers. Also here we find the bust of Petru Rareș, who watches from a corner of the monastery courtyard.
The church of the monastery was built in Moldovan architectural style. I noticed that the architecture of the church is strikingly similar to that of the Voroneț Monastery. It was built by Petru Rareș instead of an old church built by Alexander the Good at the beginning of the 1400s, collapsed following a landslide. At the same time, the defensive walls with the towers that give it the appearance of a fortification were built.
The last monastery on our trip from Suceava ended with the Moldovița Monastery, one of the oldest monastic settlements, included in the UNESCO world heritage. Ever since I left Sucevita Monastery, I was thinking about what I would find at our last destination, in Bucovina. Beyond the spiritual load, it was a historical load with great impact, at least on me. The road was more in the footsteps of history than in the footsteps of faith. The tourist objectives we visited delighted both our eyes and our souls.
When we arrived at the Moldovița Monastery we passed through a large wooden gate, beautifully carved, Maramureș type, located under a stone tower. The courtyard of the monastery was beautifully maintained, with alleys guarded by roses. Also noteworthy are the cells of the nuns whose windows are adorned with brightly colored flowers. Also here we find the bust of Petru Rareș, who watches from a corner of the monastery courtyard.
The church of the monastery was built in Moldovan architectural style. I noticed that the architecture of the church is strikingly similar to that of the Voroneț Monastery. It was built by Petru Rareș instead of an old church built by Alexandru cel Bun at the beginning of the 1400s, collapsed following a landslide. At the same time, the defense walls were built with the towers that give it the appearance of a fortification, as can you see in photos.
Moldovița Monastery is one of the old monastic settlements, with an important and glorious historical past, located in Vatra Moldoviței commune in Suceava county, at a distance of about 15 km from Vama commune. The place of worship has been included on the List of historical monuments in Suceava County since 2015.
The voivode Petru Rareș, son of Ștefan cel Mare wanted to continue the existence of the Moldovița Monastery, chose the place a little lower than the old church of Alexandru cel Bun and built the current church of Moldovița in 1532, dedicating it to the same patron saint. .
Bishop Efrem de Rădăuți, between 1610-1612, built the clişarnița (abbot's house) for his home, for keeping the smells of the church and organizing a school of copyists and miniaturists, thus continuing the cultural work of Petru Rareș.
Isn't it an architectural gem worth visiting? Moldovita Monastery is one of the most visited monasteries internationally.
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