Voroneț Monastery
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The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava
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Angel of the Last Judgment
Visitors at the Monastery
The Church of Saint George within Voroneț Monastery
Stephen the Great
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Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great, was Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 until his death. He was one of the most prominent rulers of late medieval Eastern Europe, noted for his long reign, mi
Voroneț Monastery
…of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. The monastery was constructed by Stephen the Great in 1488 over a period of 3 months and 3 weeks to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known as the "Sistine Chapel of the East" for its…
Fresco of Stephen in the Voroneț Monastery, 1488
The Principality of Moldavia in 1483
The medieval fortress at Cetatea Albă (now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine)
Putna Monastery, founded in 1466 by Stephen