Monday, September 21, 2009

Churches of Moldavia, Romania


Romania-3, originally uploaded by Abhishek's Received Postcards.

The painted churches of northern Moldavia are seven Romanian Orthodox churches in Suceava County, Romania in northern Moldavia, built approximately between 1487 and 1532.

Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of the former Humor Monastery
The Church of the Annunciation of the Moldovita Monastery
Church of the Holy Rood of Patrauti
Church of St. Nicholas and the Catholicon of the Probota Monastery
Church of St. George
Church of St George of the former Voronet Monastery

In picture (clockwise from left ):

1) Probota Monastery
2) Bogdana Monastery
3) Moldovita Monastery

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