The north of the
Moldavia region in
Romania
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preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the
Moldavian architectural style developed in the
Principality of Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Central ...
starting from the 14th century.
Of these, eight
Romanian Orthodox Churches located in
Suceava County and built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century are listed by
UNESCO
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as a
World Heritage Site
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, since 1993. Church of the Resurrection within the
Sucevița Monastery 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
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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
The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops vi ...
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List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heri ...
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Moldavian vault
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Moldavian style
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Seven Wonders of Romania
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Romanian architecture
Romanian architecture is very diverse, including medieval, pre-World War I, interwar, postwar, and contemporary 21st century architecture. In Romania, there are also regional differences with regard to architectural styles. Architecture, as the ...
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Tourism in Romania
Romania's tourism sector had a direct contribution of EUR 5.21 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, slightly higher than in 2017, placing Romania on the 32nd place in the world, ahead of Slovakia and Bulgaria, but behind Greece ...
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
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Buildings and structures in Suceava County
Architecture in Romania
World Heritage Sites in Romania