Moldavian monasteries

It is situated in the commune of Vatra Moldoviței, Suceava County,

it was built in 1532 by Petru Rareș, who was Stefan the Great's illegitimate son

 It was founded as a protective barrier against the Muslim Ottoman conquerors from the East.

This monastery is one of the eight monasteries in Northern Moldavia with frescoes painted on the outer walls. You can say that it is "the holy scriptures in color".

Moldovița Monastery

Putna monastery 

It is the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Prince Stephen the Great.

The Putna Monastery houses the tombs of Stephen —nowadays, a place of pilgrimage —, and several of his family members.

The icon veils and tombstones are held as fine examples of Moldavian art in Stephen the Great’s time.

Sucevița Monastery 

It is an Eastern Orthodox convent situated near the Suceviţa River, in the village Sucevița.

It was built in 1585 by Ieremia Movilă, Gheorghe Movilă and Simion Movilă.

The architecture of the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements, and some elements typical to other painted churches of northern Moldavia. Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament.

Humor Monastery  It is located in northen of the town

of Gura Humorului, Romania.

It is a monastery for nuns dedicated to the Dormition of Virgin Mary, or Theotokos

It was constructed in 1530 by Voievod Petru Rareş.

The monastery was built over the foundation of a previous monastery that dated from around 1415.

Humor was one of the first of Moldavia's painted monasteries to be frescoed and, along with Voroneţ, is probably the best preserved. The dominant colour of the frescoes is a reddish brown.

Voroneț Monastery 

It is located in the town of Gura Humorului, Moldavia.

It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina. Between May and September 1488, Stephen the Great built the Voroneț Monastery to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known as the "Sistine Chapel of the East", the frescoes at Voroneț feature an intense shade of blue.

Bogdana Monastery

It is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the town of Rădăuți, northern Romania.

The church is the oldest still standing religious building in Moldavia.

The monastery was built by Bogdan I of Moldavia somewhere around 1360.

Here are buried all the rulers of Moldavia from Bogdan I to Alexandru cel Bun. There are ten graves inside the monastery's church.

Slatina Monastery

It is located in the town Slatina.

It was built by Prince Alexandru Lăpuşneanu

It was modelled on the church of the Probota Monastery, but with increased dimensions, so that it was the biggest church in Moldavia until the end of the 18th century.

The church nestles between three hills, about 30 km northwest of Falticeni, in the middle of peaceful countryside.

Sihastria Monastery

It is located in the town Neamt

It is buit by Ghedeon, Bishop of Huşi

The church was built on a triconch plan, with three apses. A tower surrounded by 12 pilasters stands on an octagonal base above the naos. There is no wall between the pronaos and the naos, but a massive arch supported by pilasters separates the two liturgical spaces.