Antim Monastery

Antim Monastery

The Antim Monastery is located in Bucharest, Romania on Mitropolit Antim Ivireanu Street, no. 29. It was built between 1713 and 1715 by Saint Antim Ivireanu, at that time a Metropolitan Bishop of Romania. The buildings were restored by Patriarch Justinian Marina in the 1950s. As of 2005, there are 7 monks living in the Monastery. The monastery also hosts a museum with religious objects and facts about the life of Antim Ivireanu.

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* [http://www.spirit.ro/cpg/albums/userpics/bortas/faith/30a%20copy.jpgChurch Facade]
* [http://www.srpskoblago.org/Archives/Gracanica/exhibits/digital/little-ne/web/little-ne-11.jpgPainting in Church's Dome]
* [http://www.romanian-monasteries.go.ro/bucharest/antim.htm more]

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