Maglavit Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Romania, located in Maglavit commune in
Dolj County
Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)- Jiu'', "lower Jiu", as opposed to ''Gorj'' (''upper Jiu'')) is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova.
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. It is built at the place where the shepherd
Petrache Lupu
Petrache Lupu (born 14 October 1907, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania - died December 14, 1994, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania) was a shepherd from Maglavit commune, who claimed to have had divine visions. In 1935 a mass phenomenon began, with Maglavit becoming a ...
would have seen God. The place was called "La buturug". Petrache Lupu was a
deaf
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and
mute
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shepherd that convinced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims that God appeared to him. The monastery was closed in the communist period and opened after 1989.
See also
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Petrache Lupu
Petrache Lupu (born 14 October 1907, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania - died December 14, 1994, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania) was a shepherd from Maglavit commune, who claimed to have had divine visions. In 1935 a mass phenomenon began, with Maglavit becoming a ...
References
Bibliography
* România - Harta mănăstirilor, Amco Press, 2000
Mănăstirea Maglavit, loc al miracolelor și credințeiMănăstirea Maglavit, punct de atracţie pentru peleriniMănăstirea Maglavit şi-a sărbătorit hramul
External links
Official websitepage on Mitrolopolia Olteniei
Christian monasteries in Romania
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