Putna Monastery, Bucovina

Putna Monastery - details and images

Putna Monastery is an Orthodox monastic sanctuary, one of the most important cultural, religious and Romanian art. It was dubbed the "Jerusalem Romanian People" (M. Eminescu).
The monastery is 33 km from the city of Radauti in northern Moldova.

According to old chronicles Moldavian monastery building, built by Stephen the Great (whose tomb is located here), began in 1466 and ended in 1469. Enclosure, the entrance tower and the fortifications were completed in 1481. The church was devastated by the armies of Timuş Khmelnytsky, reconstruction works have been started by Prince George Stephen (1653-1658) in 1654 and completed under the reign of Eustatie Dabija (1661-1665) in 1662.

The monastery was restored between 1756-1760 by Bishop James Putneanul care, then in 1902, when the roof was redone by architect Karl Romstorfer plans, and more recently, from 1961 to 1975.

Entering the monastery is under the vaulted arch of a tower composed of ground and first floor, on whose emblem is the eastern facade of Moldova dated 1471. The tower was built in 1757 in the time ruler Constantin Racovita, testifying about the emblem on the facade and the west, they appear united arms of Moldova and the Romanian Country. As the poet Mihai Eminescu with John glory and other participants in the celebration of Putna Sea in August 1871 were in those dark days in the upstairs hall, this building is called "Tower Eminescu. Everything is located on the east side and the bell tower built in 1882.

The tomb chamber (crypt) to the nave crossing is between two massive columns were replaced in the seventeenth century, architectural line ştefaniene specific partition. Outside the church is heated with a belt twisted torsade de symbolizing the Holy Trinity, so what is found in interior decoration.

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