Dealu Monastery | |
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Mănăstirea Dealu | |
Church of Dealu Monastery
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Basic information | |
Location | Viforâta, Dâmbovița County, Romania |
Geographic coordinates | 44°57′30″N 25°28′54″E / 44.958351°N 25.481675°ECoordinates: 44°57′30″N 25°28′54″E / 44.958351°N 25.481675°E |
Affiliation | Eastern Orthodox |
Year consecrated | 1501 |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Nunnery |
Status | Active |
Patron | Saint Nicholas |
Website | www |
Architectural description | |
Architect(s) | Manolis of Niaesia |
Founder | Radu IV the Great |
Groundbreaking | 26 August 1499 |
Materials | Carved stone, brick |
Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmboviţa County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgovişte.
The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are: