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Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs) is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments [ 1 ] and included on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites .
The Golia Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Golia) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments . [ 1 ] In 2012, the conservation of the Monastery was awarded the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award .
The city of Iași, Romania is home to a large number of historic churches and monasteries. Unless otherwise noted, these belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church.. Metropolitan Cathedral
The Frumoasa Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Frumoasa) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Iași, Romania. Built between 1726 and 1733, by Moldavian Prince Grigore II Ghica , [ 1 ] the monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments .
In 1640, Vasile Lupu established the first school in which the Romanian replaced Greek, and set up a printing press in the Byzantine Trei Ierarhi Monastery (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs; built 1635–39). Between 15 September – 27 October 1642, the city hosted the Synod of Iași (also referred to as the Synod of Jassy). [34]
The Galata Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Galata) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded at the end of the sixteenth century by Moldavian Voivode Petru Șchiopul, [1] in the west of Iași, Romania. The monastery is located on the top of Galata Hill and can be easily observed from different locations of Iași. The church ...
The Daphni Monastery fell into decline after it was sacked by Frankish crusaders in 1205. The region became part of the Duchy of Athens under Othon de la Roche. Othon gave the Daphni Monastery to the Cistercian Abbey of Bellevaux, [4] who added their own cloister and twin pointed arches in the Gothic style to the façade of the church. The ...
The Bărboi Monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. [4] Today, in addition to hosting religious services, the church is the headquarters of the local branch of the Romanian Orthodox Women's Society [5] and of the Romanian Orthodox Brotherhood; the latter undertakes philanthropic and cultural activities. Art ...