COZIA

DINTR-UN LEMN

FRASINEIHUREZI

TURNU

OSTROVPAHOMIE

GOVORA

CORNETU

ARNOTA

BISTRITA

Arnota Monastery has been founded by Matei Basarab in 1634 and renovated by Constantin Brancoveanu (between 1705 and

1706), Barbu Stirbei Voievode (between 1852 and 1856), the entire establishment was consolidated between 1954 and 1958 and in 1999 the holy establishment was transformed into a convent for

nuns.

In the pronaos of the church, there are the tomb of

Danciu, the father of Matei Basarab Voivode, and the

tomb of Matei Basarab Voivode this being one of the reasons that

the Arnota Monastery is one

of the most representative

historical monuments in our country.

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   The foundation of Mircea the Ancient was built between 1386 and 1388 in a region which, at that time, was difficult to reach, but where walnut trees easily grew; the name of

the place itself derives from the Petcheneg-Cumanian term "coz" = walnut, which became Cozia = nut grove.

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Constantin Brancoveanu Voivode founded the monastery in 1690. The iconostasis was sculpted in lime tree wood, which was overlaid with gold; the silver votive lights (icon lamps)

were donated by Maria Doamna, the wife of Constantin Brancoveanu Voivode

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The priests' life from here is just like the one from the Holly Mountain Athos. The most powerful exorcizes from Romania

take place at Frasinei Monastery in Valcea. In this Saint Monastery, women don't have access.

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The monastery

was partially constructed during the

reign of Vlad Voivode, to

the end of the 14th century

and the beginning of

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The main church was founded by the following members of the Craiovesti family:Barbu, Parvu, Danciu and Radu-who were brothers .It was founded between 1492 - 1494.

Very closed to Bistrita Monastery there is the

Bistrita Cave, inside which there are two sketes

whose dedications days are the ”Vovidenia” and

the “Synaxis of the Archangels Michail and

Gabriel”.

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It is situated on the opposite bank of the Olt

from Cozia Monastery . The old church just near entry had been built in the year

1676, founded by Varlaam It has been restored by

Gherasim Timus (1894-1911), but the Old Church was destroyed by fire in

1932, only Gherasim Timus`s house and the velley cells escaping .

It has a central cupola, with access on the exterior stairs, which have been recently built on the southern facade,

facing the pound. The monks living here live a very austere life and they never eat meat. On the territory of the monastery there are two caves where hermits used to live.

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The holy establishment was founded by the

highest-ranking magistrate Mares

Bajescu A disastrous fire thoroughly ravaged the monastery in 1808. Subsequently, in 1835, it was reconstructed and repainted. One

hundred years late, the cupola and a large part

of the altar were demolished; they were rebuilt between 1923

and 1925.

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The church is a place rebuild the oldest

churches in the XIV th century or the beginning

of the XV century, between 1520-1521, was

founded by Neagoe Basarab and his wife,

Mrs. Despina.

It is a hermitage of monks, with

the patron "Virgin Birth"

and is located on an island of the

lake hidrocentralei

Calimanesti the Olt river, being

linked to the resort spas Calimanesti-

Caciulata through a

bridge, at a distance 5 km

from railway halt Calimanesti-

Jiblea.

A large inside architectural

ornament, which we face is golden

temple, linden wood which dates precisely from the church building.

Godnes icons are very old, some assumptions

should be claiming that

even the original. Virgin Mary icon was restored in 1791 by John

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Convent for monks, founded by Pahomie the Hermit in 1684. The church was ruined in 1871, abandoned in

1880, rebuilt in 1956 by the Patriach Justinian Marina.

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