Voronet monastery Not far from the city of Gura Humorului, on the valley of an affluent of Moldova, one of the most beautiful monasteries was built more than five centuries ago.
By the will of a Gracious God, through the prayers of Sf. Pious Daniil the Hermit and the zeal of the good and faithful Voievode Stephen th more...
Varatec monastery The Varatec Monastery is a rather recent monastic settlement. A skete, bearing the same name, was set up in 1781-1787 by an outstanding nun, Olimpiada, together with some other nuns, upon the spiritual advice of Abbot Paisy from Neamt and with the blessing of Metropolitan Gavriil Calimachi. The firs more...
Surdesti monastery In 1766, the master builder Ion Macarie built, for the Greek-Catholic community from Surdesti, the St. Michael and Gabriel; the old wooden church (destroyed, very likely during the Tatar invasion in 1717) was placed further north-east from this.
The initial plan included narthex, nave and altar. Th more...
Sucevita monastery Dedicated to Invierea Domnului (the Resurrection), the monastery was founded by the Abbot Gheorghe Movila and his brother, and build between 1584-86. The church itself is enclosed by a massive rectangular curtain wall with a pointed tower at each corner and an equally impresive gatetower; it prevent more...
Sihla monastery On the south-east of Sihastria, climbing on peaks and high slopes, through a forest of century-old beech trees, after a 2-3 hours walk , you reach the top of Sihla mountain (900-1000 m), on very brautiful paths. Here, on a small plateau, is situated Sihla hermitage.
In front of the hermitage there more...
Sihastria monastery Sihastria Monastery was founded by the wiser Sihastru Atanasie with his seven more apprentices in 1655. In 1734 the bishop Ghedeon of Husi built a new church, made of stone, on the place of the old one.
Not far from here was Sihla hermitage (a monks hermitage) as well as the Cave of the Saint Pious more...
Sapinta monastery Approximately 25km from Vadu Izei along county road Sight-Satu Mare lies the town of Sapanta. It was mentioned in documentation dating from 1373.This document determined the division between Sapanta and Campulung. Sapanta had a very old wooden church which felt victim to fire but a new one was const more...
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