List of churches established by Stephen the Great

Stephen the Great, Prince of Moldavia, established a number of Romanian Orthodox churches and monasteries as ktitor. The tradition that he built one after every battle he won is untrue, but he did build certain ones in honor of victories and in memory of his fallen soldiers. Based on the carved inscriptions placed contemporaneously to his reign, Stephen built the following churches, plus an additional two that were added later based on local tradition, without indicating the date of construction. He almost certainly established additional churches (at least seven others are attributed to him), but these are the ones for which there is clear documentation.

Church Location Year built Photo
Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Putna Monastery Putna 1466-1469
St. Procopius Milișăuți 1487 (destroyed 1917)
St. Nicholas Kiliya, Ukraine 1482
Holy Cross Pătrăuți 1487
St. Elias Sfântu Ilie 1488
St. George Church, Voroneț Monastery Gura Humorului 1488
Beheading of St. John the Baptist Vaslui 1490
St. Nicholas Iași 1491-1492
St. George Hârlău 1492
Dormition of the Theotokos Borzești 1493-1494
Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral Huși 1495
St. Nicholas Dorohoi 1495
St. Nicholas Church, Popăuți Monastery Botoșani 1496
Holy Archangel Michael Church, Războieni Monastery Războieni 1496
Nativity of the Theotokos Church, Tazlău Monastery Tazlău 1496-1497
Ascension of the Lord Church, Neamț Monastery Vânători-Neamț 1497
Nativity of St. John the Baptist Piatra Neamț 1497-1498
St. John the New chapel and bell tower, Bistrița Monastery Bistrița, Neamț 1498
St. John (bell tower) Piatra Neamț 1499
Elevation of the Holy Cross Volovăț 1500-1502
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Dobrovăț Monastery Dobrovăț 1503-1504
Beheading of St. John the Baptist Reuseni 1503-1504
St. Parascheva Râmnicu Sărat 1704 (inscription)
Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Scânteia 1846 (inscription)

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