Royal Church Ploiesti - details and images

Royal Church is located in the east of Ploiesti, hill near the water. It is built by Matei Basarab - Lord of the Romanian Country, built in 1637 after victory in fight against Vasile Lupu, prince of Moldavia, who wanted to put his son Sir John. The fight took place on water Teleajenul.

A reward was raised to Ploiesti, where he recruited so many soldiers Michael the Brave. The church was built, according to tradition, instead of a very old monastery of nuns, near the Prince had perhaps his camp before moving in Transylvania. Around the church were the first settlements of the city of Ploiesti, here a first cemetery.

The church bell found a bell with the inscription "This bell was made by the Royal Church Ieromonahul Samoil in Ploiesti, patron" Apostle Peter and Paul in 1794. "

Inside the church were in the iconostasis and Candlestick without royal, dressed in a silver-given gospel Gerasimos eclisiarhul Sf.Mitropolii from 1804, a silver cross given to him in 1835 by family Hagi Cristea, an icon of the Virgin Mary was given to the bank and Cojocaru George in 1816 and in 1825 the church gave a disc.

It keeps a silver chalice is encrusted 1639 and name of the ruler Matei Basarab.

In the last decade, the church acquired a Romanian type gate area, which opens its many aspects.

The original monument preserved thick walls on the sides and rear were initially kept as simple rectangular plan and one to the east apse. Such a plan is almost the same as the Church of Gherghita village, Prahova county, also built by Matei Basarab in 1641.

High roof shingles, with a graceful curve construction gives charm and authenticity. In front were two paintings executed with the same features with interior painting and color enhance the picturesque old monument that keeps the town of Ploiesti.

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