The Church of the "Stavropoleos" Monastery

Romania Attractions - Stavropololos Monastery Stavropololos Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located in the center of Bucharest, Romania. The name means the city of the cross. The church was built in 1724. One of the consistent interests of the restoration of the monastery in the early 20th century was the restoration of the paintings of the dome caused by the earthquakes in the church over time. One of the main interests of the monastery was the expression of Byzantine music through its choir and Romania's largest collection of Byzantine music books. St #Abbey

Romania's famous Orthodox Church, built in 1724, has a women's monastery, although small, but the architectural style is beautiful and elegant, soft color, pleasant to the eye. The nuns who showed us around wore black clothes and scarves. Their English was very good. They told us that the name of the church, Stavropoleos, came from Greek and meant the city of the cross. She said that the monastery was actually a small museum with many monuments. Their job was to repair the monuments, copy the damaged Bible and supplement the faded hand paintings. When she showed us their finished artistic works, she could not hide her inner excitement and pride, and her pale face was red. The introduction of the nun was impressive. When everyone praised her, she shyly answered that she was not a nun. She was preparing to become a nun. She had to go through many examinations before she could formally become a nun and dedicate herself to God. She also said that she had given herself the name of a nun. Then she said a Romanian word and explained the meaning of the name to us. It is the joy of life. Everyone wished him a smooth passing of the exam, as soon as possible to become his dream nun, enjoy the happiness of life of her own choice.

Stavropoleos Monastery was built by a Greek monk named Ioanichie Stratonikeas. The monastery got its name from the greek stauropolis, that means The city of the Cross. The monastery is built in Wallachian Renaissance architectural style, but you can clearly see the greek influence on the church too. It was first opened in 1724 and actually also doubled as an inn back in the days for Bucharest’s many visitors.

Very beautiful and solemn Orthodox Church 🥰🥰👍🏾

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