Căpriana monastery

Căpriana monastery
An outside shot of the monastery
47°07′00″N 28°30′38″E / 47.116621°N 28.510637°E / 47.116621; 28.510637Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 28°30′38″E / 47.116621°N 28.510637°E / 47.116621; 28.510637
Location	Căpriana
Country	Moldova
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy
History
Founded	1429
Architecture
Status	Monastery
Style	Moldavian
Specifications
Materials	stone

Căpriana monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Căpriana) is a monastery in Căpriana, Moldova, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău, 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 Rareş, from 1542 to 1545.

Gallery

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  The stone church (1491–1496), built by Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great

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  Inside the monastery

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  The "winter church" was raised in 1903, in a different architectural style (during the Bessarabia Governorate)

External links

• Capriana, Monasteries of Moldova
• "Mănăstirea Căpriana", at molddata.md
• Tudor Cires and Simona Lazar, "Tovarăşe părinte, evacuaţi mănăstirea!", Jurnalul Naţional, June 30, 2007, accessed December 20, 2007
• "Panoramas of Căpriana monastery", at panorama.md
• "HDR Photos of Căpriana monastery"