Churches of Moldavia

The eight Romanian Orthodox Churches of Moldavia are located in Suceava County, northern Moldavia, and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583.

Churches of Moldavia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Map of the most important northeastern Moldavian monasteries
LocationSuceava County, Romania
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iv)
Reference598bis
Inscription1993 (17th session)
Extensions2010
Coordinates47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E
Location of Churches of Moldavia in Romania

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
Location of World Heritage Churches of Moldavia.

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
  • Agapia Monastery
  • Bogdana Monastery
  • Cetățuia Monastery
  • Dragomirna Monastery
  • Galata Monastery
  • Golia Monastery
  • Neamț Monastery
  • Putna Monastery
  • Trei Ierarhi Monastery
  • Văratec Monastery

See also

References

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