Agapia Monastery
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The Agapia Monastery' is a Romanian Orthodox
monastery
located 9 km west of Târgu Neamţ
, in Agapia
Commune, Neamţ County
. It was built between 1642 and 1647 by Romanian Voivode Vasile Lupu
. The church, restored and modified several times during the centuries was painted by Nicolae Grigorescu
, between 1858 and 1861.
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
located 9 km west of Târgu Neamţ
Târgu Neamt
Târgu Neamţ is a town in Neamţ County, Romania, on the Neamţ River. It had, , a population of 20,496. Three villages are administered by the town: Blebea, Humuleşti and Humuleştii Noi.- History :...
, in Agapia
Agapia
Agapia is a commune in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Agapia, Filioara, Săcăluşeşti and Văratec.At the 2002 census, 100% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians, and 99.2% were Romanian Orthodox....
Commune, Neamţ County
Neamt County
Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...
. It was built between 1642 and 1647 by Romanian Voivode Vasile Lupu
Vasile Lupu
Vasile Lupu was a Moldavian Voivode between 1634 and 1653. Vasile Coci surnamed "the wolf" who ruled as Prince of Moldavia had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and managed to hold it for twenty years. Vasile was of Albanian origin and Greek education...
. The church, restored and modified several times during the centuries was painted by Nicolae Grigorescu
Nicolae Grigorescu
Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...
, between 1858 and 1861.