Voronet Monastery (Bucovina, Romania)
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| Monastery information | |
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| Full name | Voroneț Monastery |
| Other names | Sistine Chapel of the East |
| Order | Romanian Orthodox |
| Established | 1488 |
| Dedicated to | Saint George |
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| Founder(s) | Stephen the Great of Moldavia |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Moldavian |
| Completion date | 14 September 1488 |
| Site | |
| Location | 6km from Voroneț, Suceava County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 47°31′1.56″N 25°51′51.3″E / 47.5171000°N 25.864250°ECoordinates: 47°31′1.56″N 25°51′51.3″E / 47.5171000°N 25.864250°E |
| Visible remains | church |
| Public access | yes |
The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. The monastery was constructed by Stephen the Great in 1488 over a period of 3 months and 3 weeks to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known as the "Sistine Chapel of the East", the frescoes at Voroneț feature an intense shade of blue known in Romania as "Voroneț blue."
The monastery is located to the south of Gura Humorului in Suceava County, in the valley of the Voroneț River. The legend of the origin of the church unites two men central to Romanian history: the founder of the monastery, Stephen the Great, and Saint Daniil the Hermit, the first abbot of the monastery. The tomb of Saint Daniil is located within the monastery.
The church is one of the Painted churches of Moldavia listed in UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
The age of the monastic site is not known. A legend tells us that Stephen the Great, in a moment of crisis during a war against the Ottoman Turks, came to Daniel the Hermit at his skete in Voroneț and asked for advice. Daniel told him not to surrender the fight. Then, after victory, he must build a monastery dedicated to Saint George. The original entrance above the Church of Saint George, now in the exonarthex, bears the inscription:
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