Churches of Moldavia

Churches of Moldavia
UNESCO World Heritage site
Map of the most important northeastern Moldavian monasteries
Location Suceava County, 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.

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

ImageNameLocationBuiltFounder
Beheading of St. John the Baptist ChurchArbore1502Luca Arbore
Dormition of the Mother of God ChurchMănăstirea Humorului1530Toader Bubuiog
Annunciation ChurchVatra Moldoviței1532Petru Rareș
Exaltation of the Holy Cross ChurchPătrăuți1487Ștefan cel Mare
St. Nicholas ChurchProbota1530Petru Rareș
St. George ChurchSuceava1522Bogdan III
St. George ChurchVoroneț1488Ștefan cel Mare
Resurrection ChurchSucevița1581Gheorghe Movilă

Location

Other churches

NameLocationBuiltFounder
Agapia MonasteryAgapia, Neamț County1643Gavriil Coci
Bogdana MonasteryRădăuți, Suceava County1360Bogdan I
Cetățuia MonasteryIași, Iași County1672Gheorghe Duca
Dragomirna MonasteryMitocu Dragomirnei, Suceava County1609Anastasie Crimca
Galata MonasteryIași, Iași County1584Petru Șchiopul
Golia MonasteryIași, Iași County1660Ioan Golia
Neamț MonasteryVânători-Neamț, Neamț County1497Ștefan cel Mare
Putna MonasteryPutna, Suceava County1466Ștefan cel Mare
Trei Ierarhi MonasteryIași, Iași County1639Vasile Lupu
Văratec MonasteryVăratec, Neamț County1785Olimpiada

See also

References

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