The Painted
Monasteries of Moldavia
Executive summary by darmansjah
The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the
Romanian village of Voroneţ, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one
of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County.
The monastery was constructed by Stephen the Great in 1488 over a period of 3
months and 3 weeks to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known
as the "Sistine Chapel of the East", the frescoes at Voroneț feature
an intense shade of blue known in Romania as "Voroneț blue."
The monastery is located to the south of Gura Humorului in
Suceava County, in the valley of the Voroneț River. The legend of the origin of
the church unites two men central to Romanian history: the founder of the
monastery, Stephen the Great, and Saint Daniil the Hermit, the first abbot of
the monastery. The tomb of Saint Daniil is located within the monastery.
The church is one of the Painted churches of Moldavia listed
in UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
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