Neamt Monastery, Romania – greatness and history
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Type | Monastery, Religious |
Completed | 1497 |
Tickets | Adults: 5 Lei Photo / Video fee – Free |
Dress Code |
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Location | Vanatori Village, code 617502, Neamt county, Romania, Europe |
Neamt Monastery in History
- In Neamt Monastery there is an icon of the Virgin Mary painted in 665 in Israel, a miracle-working icon
- The settlement has the largest and oldest monastery library (18,000 volumes).
- An amazing historical building, the foundations of Neamt Monastery have been laid since the fourteenth century.
- Neamt monastery has the most beautiful interior – dark, mysterious, covered in frescoes.
- Stephen the Great decided to build a new church by canceling the restoration of the old church. The new church, called „The Holy Ascension of the Lord” was sanctified on the 14th of November, 1497.
- When you walk through the entrance tunnel, which has a solid wooden gate, dating from 1769, you immediately see the Church of the Ascension on your left-hand side. Take a moment and contemplate the view.
- The first monks who arrived here built a wooden church.
- In the chamber of the tombs is the tomb of Stefan al II-lea, son of Alexandru cel Bun and uncle of Stefan cel Mare.




Other objectives nearby:

Church of St. John Iacob Hozevitul
Mihail Sadoveanu Museum – The writer lived here between 1944 and 1961, was his summer residence

The Vovidenia Hermitage
Icoana Noua Hermitage
Icoana Veche Hermitage
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