The
Borzeşti church is located in
Onești
Onești (; hu, Ónfalva) is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 39,172 inhabitants. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia.
Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești form part of Onești.
Histor ...
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Bacău County
Bacău County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.
Geography
This county has a total area of .
In the western part of the county the ...
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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
and it was ordered by
Ştefan cel Mare
Stephen III of Moldavia, most commonly known as Stephen the Great ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare; ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 i ...
to be built in 1493, with construction lasting from July 9, 1493, to October 12, 1494. Legend has it that the church was dedicated to a child killed during the invasions of the
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different s.
The church is designed in a Moldavian style, just as the
Războieni Church and the
Piatra Neamţ Church (1497–1498). The murals of the church were restored in 2004. The
Gothic windows are partially destroyed.
Churches established by Stephen the Great
Medieval architecture
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1494
Romanian Orthodox churches in Romania
Historic monuments in Bacău County
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