History
Byzantine Vatopaidi: a monastery of the high Aristocracy
Nikolaos Oikonomidis
31 October 2011
The earliest evidence for the existence of a significant number of monks on...
The Skete of Fataciuni in the Prefecture of Tutova
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
According to sources from the middle of the 17th century, an old church of ...
The Monastery of Rachitoasa in the Prefecture of Bacau
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
In 1677 the Great Kloutsiaris Enake built a small wooden church in the regi...
The Skete of Provitsa in the Prefecture of Prachova
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
This skete was erected in the 17th century (before 1649) by the priest-monk...
The Monastery of Precista at Foxani
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
This monastery was erected by the Voivode Nikolaos Mavrocordatos, as is rec...
The Monastery of Precista at Galatsi
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
The Monastery of Precista at Galatsi was built on the foundations of an old...
The Monastery of Our Lady at Orasul de Floci
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
This monastery was built before 1630, since documents in the Romanian archi...
The Monastery of Myra (Mira or Miera or Mera) in the Prefecture of Vrantsia
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
The monastery began to be built in wood towards the end of the 1682 or earl...
The Monastery of Barboiu in Jassy
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
Built at the beginning of the 17th century by the Great Vornik Ursu Barboi,...
The Skete of Crainici or Crasnitta or Cranita or Lespezi in the Prefecture of Tekuci
Florin Marinescu
29 October 2011
The founder of this skete was Ilias Katartziou18. Before 1749 the skete was...