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.

Churches of Moldavia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Map of the most important northern Moldavian monasteries
LocationSuceava County, Moldavia, Romania
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iv)
Reference598bis
Inscription1993 (17th Session)
Extensions2010
Coordinates47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E / 47.77833; 25.71278
Churches of Moldavia is located in Romania
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Location of Churches of Moldavia in Romania

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

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Image Name Location Built Founder
  Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church Arbore 1502 Luca Arbore
  Assumption of the Virgin Church Mănăstirea Humorului 1530 Toader Bubuiog
  Annunciation Church Vatra Moldoviței 1532 Petru Rareș
  Holy Rood Church Pătrăuți 1487 Ștefan cel Mare
  St. Nicholas Church Probota 1530 Petru Rareș
  St. George Church Suceava 1522 Bogdan III
  St. George Church Voroneț 1488 Ștefan cel Mare
  Resurrection Church Sucevița 1581 Gheorghe Movilă

Other churches

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Name Location Built Founder
Agapia Monastery Agapia, Neamț County 1643 Gavriil Coci
Bogdana Monastery Rădăuți, Suceava County 1360 Bogdan I
Cetățuia Monastery Iași, Iași County 1672 Gheorghe Duca
Dragomirna Monastery Mitocu Dragomirnei, Suceava County 1609 Anastasie Crimca
Galata Monastery Iași, Iași County 1584 Petru Șchiopul
Golia Monastery Iași, Iași County 1660 Ioan Golia
Neamț Monastery Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County 1497 Ștefan cel Mare
Putna Monastery Putna, Suceava County 1466 Ștefan cel Mare
Trei Ierarhi Monastery Iași, Iași County 1639 Vasile Lupu
Văratec Monastery Văratec, Neamț County 1785 Olimpiada

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References

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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

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