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Căpriana monastery 
An outside shot of the monastery47°07′00″N 28°30′38″E / 47.116621°N 28.510637°ECoordinates: 47°07′00″N 28°30′38″E / 47.116621°N 28.510637°E 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"
Categories:- 15th-century architecture
- Christian monasteries in Moldova
- Christian monasteries established in the 15th century
- Churches in Moldova
- Places of worship in Moldova
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