The north of the
Moldavia region in
Romania preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the
Moldavian architectural style developed in the
Principality of Moldavia starting from the 14th century.
Of these, eight
Romanian Orthodox Churches located in
Suceava County
Suceava County () is a county ('' ro, județ'') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper.
The county seat is the historical town ...
and built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century are listed by
UNESCO as a
World Heritage Site, since 1993. Church of the Resurrection within the
Sucevița Monastery
Sucevița Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox convent situated in the Northeastern part of Romania. It is situated near the Suceviţa River, in the village Sucevița, 18 km away from the city of Rădăuţi, Suceava County. It is located in the ...
was added to the site in 2010. The churches have their external walls covered in authentic and unique fresco paintings, representing complete cycles of religious themes.
World Heritage Site
Other churches
File:Manastirea Agapia 3.JPG, Agapia Monastery
File:Mănăstirea Bogdana17.jpg, Bogdana Monastery
File:Cetatuia Monastery, Iasi.jpg, Cetățuia Monastery
File:Mănăstirea Dragomirna - Almighthy.jpg, Dragomirna Monastery
File:Biserica Manastirii Galata din Iasi.JPG, Galata Monastery
File:Manastirea Golia Iasi 02.JPG, Golia Monastery
File:Romania - Neamt monastery 2.jpg, Neamț Monastery
File:Grădina Edenului numită Putna impresionată de astrul de foc.jpg, Putna Monastery
File:Mănăstirea „Sf. Trei Ierarhi“ (1).jpg, Trei Ierarhi Monastery
File:Mănăstirea Văratic 3.jpg, Văratec Monastery
See also
* ''
Byzantium after Byzantium''
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Christianity in Romania
Romania is a secular state, and it has no state religion. Romania is one of the most religious of European countries and the majority of the country's citizens are Orthodox Christians. The Romanian state officially recognizes 18 religions and d ...
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
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Moldavian vault
The Moldavian vault (Romanian language, Romanian: ''bolta moldovenească'') is an architectural element of religious architecture used from the 15th to the 17th century in Moldavia. It is an arched suspension system on pendentives. It was mostly lo ...
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Moldavian style
Moldovenesc style or Moldavian architectural style is a type of architecture developed in Moldavia during the 14th through 19th centuries.
The period of maximum flowering of this style was in the period of Stephen III of Moldavia. The Moldavian m ...
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Seven Wonders of Romania
Various lists of the Seven Wonders of Romania ( ro, Cele Șapte Minuni ale României) have been compiled from past to the present day, to catalogue Romania's most spectacular artificial structures.
Lists ''Evenimentul Zilei''s Seven Wonders
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Romanian architecture
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Tourism in Romania
References
Kocój E., Świątynie, postacie, ikony. Malowane cerkwie i monastyry Bukowiny Południowej w wyobrażeniach rumuńskich
emples, persons, icons. Painted churches and monasteries of South Bucovina in Romanian imagology Kraków 2006, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, ss. 444, 120 photos, https://www.academia.edu/24331662/%C5%9Awi%C4%85tynie_postacie_ikony._Malowane_cerkwie_i_monastyry_Bukowiny_Po%C5%82udniowej_w_wyobra%C5%BCeniach_rumu%C5%84skich_Temples_persons_icons._Painted_churches_and_monasteries_of_South_Bukovina_in_Romanian_imagology_Wydawnictwo_Uniwersytetu_Jagiello%C5%84skiego_Krak%C3%B3w_2006_s._440
External links
UNESCO: Churches of Moldavia World Heritage SiteCultural Heritage and Religious Tourism in Bucovina and MoldaviaTen Wonders of Bucovina article with images.
Painted Churches in BukovinaBukovina's Painted Monasteries article with images and location details.
{{World Heritage Sites in Romania
History of Moldavia
Bukovina
Buildings and structures in Suceava County
Architecture in Romania
World Heritage Sites in Romania