St. Sylvester's Church
St. Sylvester's Church () is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 36 Silvestru Street in the Moșilor quarter of Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and to Saint Pope Sylvester I. A first church was built on the site before 1743, the date of the ''pisanie''. The ''ktetor''s were ''Župan'' Pârvu the textile painter and his wife Stanca; it was dedicated to Radu Vodă Monastery. A stone dated 1760 and fixed into the wall of a nearby house mentions the donations made to the church by Stanca. After the 1802 Vrancea earthquake, 1802 earthquake, the church was repaired by her granddaughter, also called Stanca. It collapsed during the 1838 Vrancea earthquake, 1838 tremor, and was rebuilt by the following year. The 1839 iconostasis was repaired and gilt in 1930–1935. The detached bell tower, beneath which one passes to Oltarului Street, dates to 1879. The church acquired its current form during the rebuilding and enlargement of 1904–1907. Dimitr ...
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