Condrița is a village in
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...
Municipality,
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
.
Condrița Monastery of St Nicholas is an
Orthodox
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monastery of monks, founded by the eighteenth century. Although its foundation is sometimes claimed to dates as early as 1616, the earliest documentary evidence suggests a foundation around 1783.
The site includes monastic cells and two churches, one dedicated to
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...
, the other (which includes a large
crypt
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) to the
Dormition of the Mother of God
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. Originally dependent upon
Căpriana monastery
The Căpriana Monastery () is one of the oldest monasteries of Moldova, located in Căpriana, 40 km (25 miles) north-west of Chișinău.
Overview
Established in medieval Moldavia, Căpriana is situated in a picturesque forested area once ...
as its mother house, it gained independence in 1918. It was closed in the communist era, but reopened in 1993.
[Historical data and details of the reopenin]
here
References
Villages of Chișinău Municipality
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