Humor - The Monastery in the land of legends

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Catalina

April 14, 2019

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Construction Year	1530
Type	Monastery / UNESCO
Style	Moldavian
Founder	Teodor Bubuiog
Getting there	Car, bus (from Gura Humorului), 3 ½-mile walk from Gura Humorului Nearest train stations: Gura Humorului The closest airports are located in Suceava (SCV) – www.aeroportsuceava.ro Iasi (IAS) – www.aeroport.ro.
When to visit	Monday – Sunday, 9 am – 6:30 pm Admission fee: 5 lei ($1.5) Camera/ Photo fee: 10 Lei ($2.5)
Location	Manastirea Humorului, Suceava, Romania, Europe

Humor Monastery

Surrounded by hills and mountains, near the river Humor, in a town of perfect beauty is the Humor Monastery.
The frescos at Humor were painted in 535 by Toma Zugravul and are dominated by reds (the color of red brick)
The church has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted Churches of Moldavia.
The important religious themes of the fresco are The Akathist of the Annunciation, The Jesse’s Tree, The Last Judgment.
Humor was one of the first of Moldavia’s painted monasteries and, along with Voronet, is probably the best-preserved.
The dominant color of the frescoes is a reddish-brown.
The tombstone of Teodor Bubuiog is situated under his portrait and that of his wife’s. Petru Rares and his wife are both buried in the monastery church as well.
In 1641 a protective tower was built, with a thick wall of stone, and characteristic of the fortified churches in Transylvania, it has a coronation balcony.