Capriana monastery
Encyclopedia
Căpriana monastery is a monastery
in Căpriana
, Moldova
, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău
, in a hilly land once called Codrii Lăpuşnei.
, from 1542 to 1545.
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...
in Căpriana
Căpriana
Căpriana is a commune in Străşeni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Căpriana, and is the site of Căpriana monastery....
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, in a hilly land once called Codrii Lăpuşnei.
Overview
The first reference to the monastery dates from a document issued by Alexander the Good in 1429. After a period of decay, the monastery was rebuilt at the behest of Petru RareşPetru Rares
Peter IV Rareș was twice voievod of Moldavia: 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born to Ștefan cel Mare...
, from 1542 to 1545.
External links
- Capriana, Monasteries of Moldova
- "Mănăstirea Căpriana", at molddata.md
- Tudor Cires and Simona Lazar, "Tovarăşe părinte, evacuaţi mănăstirea!", Jurnalul NaţionalJurnalul NationalJurnalul Naţional is a Romanian newspaper, part of the Intact media group led by Dan Voiculescu, which also includes the popular TV station Antena 1....
, June 30, 2007, accessed December 20, 2007 - "Panoramas of Căpriana monastery", at panorama.md
- "HDR Photos of Căpriana monastery"