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[14 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Cemetery’s Church from Secu Monastery

Secu Monastery is an old religious settlement from Neamt County that has almost 500 years. In its early years, the monastery was located on the property of Neamt Stronghold, on the valley of Secu Creek. Here, in this place, in 1530 the ruler Petru Musat built the church of Zosima Hermitage. The church that was destroyed in the fire from 1821 was located on the place where today we can visit the cemetery’s church from Secu Monastery.
The present day church was built in 1832 and it’s known as the Church …

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[20 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Wood Church St Parascheva from Farcasa

The wooden church from Farcasa is considered to be one of the most “gifted” from the entire Neamt County and it differentiate itself from other churches through the wealth of its ornaments that are “talking” about the diversity of folk traditional creations from this area. This church was built in 1774 following a plan in which the altar was under a dome and where a small porch in the south side had the bell tower on top of it.
What’s impressive at this monument of art and architecture is the original …

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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
“St Ioan Botezatorul” Church from Piatra Neamt

Between 1468 and 1475 in Piatra Neamt was built the architectural complex “Curtea Domneasca” by ruler Stefan cel Mare. This was the administrative center of Neamt County. Shortly after, was also built the church of St Ioan Botezatorul and the Bell-tower (also known as The Tower of Stefan cel Mare).
St Ioan Botezatorul Church from Piatra Neamt was built between July 15 1497 and November 11 1498 and represents the most valuable construction from the architectural complex “Curtea Domneasca” built by Stefan cel Mare. The church has a length of 25.90 …

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[26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
The White Church St Lords from Roman – Neamt County

Address: street Veronica Micle nr. 7,  Roman, Neamt County
Built: in the year 1615 by ruler Stefan II Tomsa
Short description
The White Church St Lords from Roman was built in the year 1615 by the ruler Stefan II Tomsa and restored in the year 1695 by Vasile Cantacuzino. The holly place is located in the center of the Roman city and impress through its massive proportions. The name of the White Church comes right from its origin. The building is under this form from 1695 when the old church was restored.
From an …

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[26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
The catholic church from Adjudeni “The Descent of the Holly Spirit” – Neamt County

Address: village Tamaseni, Neamt County
Built: between 1972 and 18986 on the place of the stone church from 1875
Short description
The parochial center from Adjudeni took birth between 1762 and 1776. From then and until these days here, many churches were built. The first one was made out of wood in the year 1776 and the second one also made from wood was built in 1810. In the year 1875 the first church made out of stone was built here by Alfons Manfredi. This church was modified and rebuilt between 1927 and …

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[26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
The catholic church St Mihail from Sabaoani – Neamt County

Address: village Sabaoani, Neamt County
Built: between 1898 and 1902 by the priest Cajetan Liverotti
Short description
The Church St Mihail is not the first Catholic Church from Sabaoani. The first documentary mention of a wooden church in this place is made in the year 1741. Following the damages of time, the destructions that took place during the revolution from 1831 and because of the rising number of people living in this village, father Augustin Melis builts a new church somewhere in the middle of the XIX century.
The present days church was built …