Popăuți Monastery

Popăuţi Monastery is a monastery located in Botoșani, Romania, on Ştefan cel Mare Street no. 41, near the train station. It was founded in 1496 by the voivode Stephen the Great (1457-1504).[1]

Popăuți Monastery
Popăuți Monastery
Popăuți Monastery is located in Romania
Popăuți Monastery
Location within Romania
Monastery information
Established1496
People
Important associated figuresStephen III of Moldavia
Site
LocationBotoșani, Botoșani County, Romania
Coordinates47°45′18″N 26°38′43″E
Grid referenceSE449985
Visible remainschurch, inner court and earthworks
Public accessyes

It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and National Identity.[2]

References

  1. Gheorghe Buzatu - "Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Popăuți-Botoșani", în vol. Mitropolia Moldovei și Sucevei - "Monumente istorice bisericești din Mitropolia Moldovei și Sucevei" (Ed. Mitropoliei Moldovei și Sucevei, Iași, 1974), p. 107.
  2. (in Romanian) Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Botoșani din anul 2015 Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
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