The Hlincea Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Hlincea) is a

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Ciurea Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, ...

, Iaşi metropolitan area,

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. Located at the base of Cetăţuia Hill, the monastery was built by Maria, the daughter of

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Petru Şchiopul and dedicated in 1574. At the middle of the next century, it was rebuilt by Prince

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and finished by his son Ştefăniţă, in November 1660. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.The Romanian Register of Historical Monuments in Iaşi County

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Hlincea Monastery
official website
Churches and monasteries in Iaşi
at Iași City Hall website Historic monuments in Iași County Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County Christian monasteries established in the 16th century 1574 establishments in Romania 16th-century architecture in Romania {{Romania-EO-church-stub