The Bârnova Monastery () is a
Romanian Orthodox monastery
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located in
Bârnova
Bârnova is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași Metropolitan Area. It is composed of six villages: Bârnova, Cercu, Păun, Pietrăria, Todirel, and Vișan.
The commune is located in the southern part of the c ...
,
Iași metropolitan area, Moldavia,
Romania
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.
Built in 1628 by
Moldavia
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n
Voivode
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Miron Barnovschi-Movilă, the monastery is listed in the
National Register of Historic Monuments.
The oldest tree in
Iași County
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is the 675-year-old hybrid lime tree (declared Natural Monument), located in the courtyard of Bârnova Monastery. When the lime was about 57 years old and had about 14 centimetres in diameter, Iași was mentioned as an urban settlement, during the reign of Prince
Alexander the Good (1408).
References
Historic monuments in Iași County
Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County
Christian monasteries established in the 17th century
1628 establishments in Europe
17th-century religious buildings and structures in Romania
17th-century Romanian Orthodox monasteries
17th-century establishments in Moldavia
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