Biserica Lui Bucur
Bucur Church is a church which formerly served as the chapel for the Radu Vodă Monastery. There is no exact date for the building of the church and this has been the subject of much discussion among Romanian historians. For a long time, many historians have insisted that the building is in a style specific to the 18th century,Grigore Ionescu, p. 283 while others have held to the legend which claims that the church was built by the Bucur (legendary shepherd), shepherd Bucur, whose name is also associated with the name of the city of Bucharest. The church is first recorded on a map drawn up between 1844 and 1846 with the name of the Bucur Church.Dan Berindei, Sebastian Bonifaciu, p. 31 Address Radu Vodă Street, no. 33, Sector 4 (Bucharest), Sector 4, Bucharest. History In the past, the church was located on the same hill as the Radu Vodă Monastery. In the 18th century the hill was divided in halfGrigore Ionescu, p. 283 to allow the building of a street through the middle. Althou ...
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