Bistrița Monastery (Vâlcea)
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Monastery church
Bistrița Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Bistrița, pronounced [ˈbistrit͡sa] (listen)) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Bistrița village, Costeşti Commune, Vâlcea County, Romania.
Initially build between 1492 and 1494 by the Craiovești boyars, it was destroyed in 1509 by Mihnea cel Rău and subsequently rebuilt between 1515 and 1519 by the Craiovești.
The monastery was rebuilt for a third time between 1846 and 1855, following the damage sustained during the 1838 earthquake. The new church was painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu.
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Coordinates: 45°11′20″N 24°02′24″E / 45.188873°N 24.03991°E
Categories:
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1494
- Historic monuments in Vâlcea County
- Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Vâlcea County
- Christian monasteries established in the 15th century
- 1490s establishments in Romania
- Vâlcea County geography stubs
- Christian monastery stubs