Cocoș Monastery

Cocoş Monastery is a monastery in Isaccea, Romania, located in a forest clearing 6 km south of the town centre and 6 km of Niculițel.

Cocoș Monastery

The monastery includes an abbot's house, a number of monks' dwellings, a bell tower, a chapel and a church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos, all of which are on the list of historical monuments in Romania, being built between 1883 and 1913.[1]

  • The High Altar
  • Church ceiling
  • Entrance view of the church
  • Entrance to the monastery
  • Monks' housing

References
  1. Institutul Naţional al Monumentelor Istorice - "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2004" - Judeţul Tulcea Archived 2009-06-17 at the Wayback Machine


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