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Vovidenia Hermitage – Neamt County

Vovidenia Hermitage is located in the village Vanatori, 15 km north-west from the town of Targu Neamt, near Neamt Monastery.
The patron of the hermitage: “St Spiridon” celebrated on 12 of December and “The Entrance in church of St Mary” celebrated on 21st of November
Year of construction: the XVII century by the Gosan family
Short history
The place where the hermitage is located was used by monks since the XV and XVI centuries. Only in the XVII century this hermitage started to be known to the people as the Slatioru Hermitage. In …

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Tazlau Monastery – Neamt County

Tazlau Monastery is located at the foot of the hill Magura Tazlaului at 36 km south of Piatra Neamt
Address: village Tazlau, Neamt County
The patron of the monastery: “The Birth of St Mary Mother of Christi” celebrated on 8th September
Year of construction: built in 1497 by Stefan cel Mare on top of a wooden church built by Alexandru cel Bun
Short history
The monastery from Tazlau is first mentioned in a document from 30 October 1458, when Stefan cel Mare re-enforces the walls of the monastery. Between 1496 and 1497 the stone church …

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Tarcau Monastery – Neamt County

Tarcau Monastery is located on the Tarcau Valley, at 43 km from Piatra Neamt, between the villages Brates and Ardeluta. You can reach the monastery by following the road that starts in Tarcau from the National Road that connect Piatra Neamt to Bicaz.
Address: village Tarcau, Neamt County
The patron of Tarcau monastery: “The Sunday of all Saints”
Year of construction: built in 1833 by Avramie
Tarcau Monastery: short history

The church from Tarcau Monastery, that bares the patron “The Sunday of all Saints” was built in 1833 by Avramie. From the start, the …

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Razboieni Monastery – Neamt County

Razboieni Monastery is located in the village Razboieni, at 25 km from Piatra Neamt and 35 km from Targu Neamt.
Tel: +(40) 233 29 29 12
The patron of the monastery: “St Mihail and St Gavril” celebrated on 8th of November
Year of the construction: built in 1496 by Stefan cel Mare
Short history of Razboieni Monastery

Razboieni Monastery was built by Stefan cel Mare in 1496, two decades after the battle from “Valea Alba” Valley. The church is actually a mausoleum, the only one of its kind from Romania, specially built to host the …

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Pestera Monastery – Neamt County

Location: The Pestera Monsatery is located in the village Garcina, 7 km from the city of Piatra Neamt.
Address: Garcina, village Garcina, Neamt County
Tel: 0233242342
The patron of the monastery: “The entrance in the church of St Mary Mother of Christ”, celebrated on 21st of November and “The Holly Trinity” celebrated the second day after Rusalii.
Year of the construction: 1997
Short history
The abbot of the monastery, father Neofit Amariei, was a monk in the Bistrita Monastery and the founder of the hermitage from the Mountain Pietricica. In 1993, father Neofit Amariei will found …

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Dumbravele Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Dumbravele Monastery is located in the village Oslobeni, 27 km south of Targu Neamt and 23 km north of Piatra Neamt
Address: Oslobeni, village Bodesti, Neamt County
The patron of the monastery: “St Petru and Pave”, celebrated on 29 of June and “The Birth of St Mary” celebrated on 8 of September
Year of the construction: built between 1994 and 2002 by the abbot Pavel Todirita
Short history
Dumbravele Monastery has its origins in a hermitage built in 1712 by some monks, in the middle of an oak forest. The name of this forest …