The Hadâmbu Monastery () is a

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located in Schitu Hadâmbului,

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. Located southwest of the city of

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, the monastery, dedicated in 1659, was built by the Greek cellarer Iani Hadâmbul on a place donated to him by

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. Left in ruin for many years, the monastery was reopened in 1990. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.The Romanian Register of Historical Monuments in Iaşi County
File:Mănăstirea Hadâmbu0.jpg, The old church File:Mănăstirea Hadâmbu13.jpg, The new church

References

External links

The official website
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