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Religious Site Attractions In Suceava

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Suceava is the largest city and the seat of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina from Central Europe and north-eastern Romania respectively. The city was the capital of the medieval Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.Between 1775 and 1918, the city was the third largest urban settlement from the Duchy of Bukovina , a constituent province of the Austrian Empire, subsequently a crown land within Austria-Hungary, being only surpassed by Cernăuți and Rădăuți to the north. Throughout this period of time, it fulfilled the task of an important, strategically-located commercial border town with the then Romanian Old Kingdo...
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Religious Site Attractions In Suceava

  • 1. Dragomirna Monastery Suceava
    The Dragomirna Monastery was built during the first three decades of the 17th century, 15 km from Suceava, in Mitocu Dragomirnei commune. It is the tallest medieval monastery in northern Moldavia and renowned in Orthodox architecture for its unique proportions and intricate details, mostly carved into stone. It lies among forested hills of fir and oak. The history of the monastery started in 1602, when the small church in the graveyard was built and dedicated to Saints Enoch, Elijah and John the Theologian. In 1609 the dedication of the larger church was made to the Descent of the Holy Spirit.
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  • 2. The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina Suceava
    Suceava is the largest city and the seat of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina from Central Europe and north-eastern Romania respectively. The city was the capital of the medieval Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.Between 1775 and 1918, the city was the third largest urban settlement from the Duchy of Bukovina , a constituent province of the Austrian Empire, subsequently a crown land within Austria-Hungary, being only surpassed by Cernăuți and Rădăuți to the north. Throughout this period of time, it fulfilled the task of an important, strategically-located commercial border town with the then Romanian Old Kingdom , receiving a large influx of German-speaking settlers in the process .After 1918, along with the rest of Bukovina, Suceava became part of...
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  • 5. Putna Monastery Putna
    The Putna monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Stephen the Great. Putna was founded on the lands perambulated by the Putna . Stephen the Great is famous for building and influencing the building of dozens of churches and monasteries all over Moldavia . 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.
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