Agapia (called Agapia Agapia New for differentiation of Old Hermitage) - is an Orthodox monastery of nuns in Romania, located in the valley of the Agape, a distance of 9 km from the city of Targu Neamt. It is located in the middle of a forest at a distance of 3 km from the village of agape (Neamt County). It is one of the largest monasteries of nuns in Romania, with 300-400 being nuns and second in population after V?ratec Monastery.
The monastery was built between 1641-1643. Church architecture has a specific style. What gives great value to this monument are the frescoes painted by Nicolae Grigorescu, between 1858-1861.
V?ratec monastery-is undoubtedly one of the best known and most visited monuments in Neamt County. Among the founders of this institution are not any royal name nor those of high officials of the country. Tradition mentions the name of Mother Olympics, was designed Topolita monks near V?ratec and then came to the hermitage of nuns from Dur?u that, between 1781-1785, based in a small clearing isihie V?ratec, purchased from John B?l?noiu forester.
Probota Monastery (by name Pobrata old monastery) - Romania is an Orthodox monastery, built in 1530 in the village Probota (currently belonging to the city of Suceava County Dolhasca) by Prince Petru Rares. Monastery church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (celebrated annually on December 6).
Probota monastery served as the royal necropolis of Moldova (1522-1677), here being tombs ruler Petru Rares (1527-1538, 1541-1546) and Stephen Rares (1551-1552), of Ms Elena Rares and other members Moldova's ruling family and was listed as historical monuments in the county of Suceava in 2004.
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