Churches of Moldavia
complex of multiple built and painted monasteries in Moldavia, Romania
The north of the Moldavia region in Romania preserves numerous religious buildings as a testimony of the Moldavian architectural style developed in the Principality of Moldavia starting from the 14th century.
Of these, eight Romanian Orthodox Churches located in Suceava County and built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, since 1993. Church of the Resurrection within the Sucevița Monastery was added to the site in 2010. The churches have their external walls covered in authentic and unique fresco paintings, representing complete cycles of religious themes.
World Heritage Site
Other churches
See also
Byzantium after Byzantium
Christianity in Romania
Eastern Orthodox Church
List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
Moldavian vault
Moldavian style
Seven Wonders of Romania
Romanian architecture
Tourism in Romania
References
Kocój E., Świątynie, postacie, ikony. Malowane cerkwie i monastyry Bukowiny Południowej w wyobrażeniach rumuńskich [Temples, persons, icons. Painted churches and monasteries of South Bucovina in Romanian imagology], Kraków 2006, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, ss. 444, 120 photos, https://www.academia.edu/24331662/%C5%9Awi%C4%85tynie_postacie_ikony._Malowane_cerkwie_i_monastyry_Bukowiny_Po%C5%82udniowej_w_wyobra%C5%BCeniach_rumu%C5%84skich_Temples_persons_icons._Painted_churches_and_monasteries_of_South_Bukovina_in_Romanian_imagology_Wydawnictwo_Uniwersytetu_Jagiello%C5%84skiego_Krak%C3%B3w_2006_s._440
External links
UNESCO: Churches of Moldavia World Heritage Site
Cultural Heritage and Religious Tourism in Bucovina and Moldavia
The Painted Wonders of Bucovina[link removed]
Monasteries of Bucovina
Ten Wonders of Bucovina- article with images.
Painted Churches in Bukovina
Bukovina's Painted Monasteries- article with images and location details.
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