Churches of Moldavia

Churches of Moldavia

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Map of the most important northern Moldavian monasteries
Location	Suceava County, Moldavia, Romania
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iv)
Reference	598bis
Inscription	1993 (17th Session)
Extensions	2010
Coordinates	47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E / 47.77833; 25.71278Coordinates: 47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E / 47.77833; 25.71278
Location of Churches of Moldavia in Romania

The eight Romanian Orthodox Churches of Moldavia are located in Suceava County, northern Moldavia, and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583. The churches have their external walls covered in authentic and unique fresco paintings, representing complete cycles of religious themes.

Since 1993, they have been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Church of the Resurrection within the Sucevița Monastery was added to the site in 2010.

World Heritage Site[]

Image	Name	Location	Built	Founder
	Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church	Arbore	1502	Luca Arbore
	Dormition of the Mother of God Church	Mănăstirea Humorului	1530	Toader Bubuiog
	Annunciation Church	Vatra Moldoviței	1532	Petru Rareș
	Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church	Pătrăuți	1487	Ștefan cel Mare
	St. Nicholas Church	Probota	1530	Petru Rareș
	St. George Church	Suceava	1522	Bogdan III
	St. George Church	Voroneț	1488	Ștefan cel Mare
	Resurrection Church	Sucevița	1581	Gheorghe Movilă

Location[]

Arb.

H.

Moldovița

Păt.

Probota

John the New

Voroneț

Suc.

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Location of World Heritage Churches of Moldavia.

Other churches[]

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  Agapia Monastery

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  Bogdana Monastery

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  Cetățuia Monastery

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  Dragomirna Monastery

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  Galata Monastery

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  Golia Monastery

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  Neamț Monastery

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  Putna Monastery

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  Trei Ierarhi Monastery

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  Văratec Monastery

See also[]

• Byzantium after Byzantium
• Christianity in Romania
• Eastern Orthodox Church
• List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
• Moldavian vault
• Moldavian style
• Seven Wonders of Romania
• Romanian architecture
• Tourism in Romania

References[]

Kocój E., Świątynie, postacie, ikony. Malowane cerkwie i monastyry Bukowiny Południowej w wyobrażeniach rumuńskich [Temples, persons, icons. Painted churches and monasteries of South Bucovina in Romanian imagology], Kraków 2006, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, ss. 444, 120 photos, https://www.academia.edu/24331662/%C5%9Awi%C4%85tynie_postacie_ikony._Malowane_cerkwie_i_monastyry_Bukowiny_Po%C5%82udniowej_w_wyobra%C5%BCeniach_rumu%C5%84skich_Temples_persons_icons._Painted_churches_and_monasteries_of_South_Bukovina_in_Romanian_imagology_Wydawnictwo_Uniwersytetu_Jagiello%C5%84skiego_Krak%C3%B3w_2006_s._440

External links[]

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