In 1960 at Varatec Monastery, in the buildings from the left side of the architectural complex, was organized a museum with religious objects. What makes this collection different from the ones from Agapia Monastery and Neamt Monastery is that here you’ll see objects not only from Varatec Monastery but also from other monasteries as well: sculptures, embroideries, old fabrics, icons, crosses, clothes and ornaments.
The Religious Collection from Varatec Monastery hosts some of the oldest wood painted icons, from XV century that pictures St Nicolae or Archangels Mihail and Gavril brought …

The religious museum from Agapia Monastery was built in 1927 and is the first religious museum that gathers not only religious objects but also weaves, wooden sculptures and ornaments from different areas of Romania. The exhibition is organized in 4 big rooms and 2 halls and the objects are thematically organized.
In the first room you’ll see old icons from XVI and XVIII centuries, a collection of old crosses, manuscripts, old printings, a panaghiar (panaghiar is a vessel made out of silver or gold that holds an icon of St Mary), …

The famous monasteries from Moldova, Romania represent a touristic destination you must reach at least once in a lifetime. A journey in Neamt County will present you with the opportunity to visit some of these monasteries, admire the religious architecture and experience the spiritual wealth of the people living in this area.
You can visit the monasteries from Moldova either on your own or by using the services of a touristic agency. If you’ll decide to plan the journey by yourself there are some benefits that include the freedom of where …

Location: Monastery Bodesti is located at 24 km from the town Piatra Neamt on DN 15C (the road that goes from Piatra Neamt to Targu Neamt) right at the entrance in the commune Bodesti.
Address: commune Bodesti, Neamt County
The Patron of the monastery: “St Vasile the Great” celebrated on 1st of January
Construction year: the building of the religious settlement started in 1996 and was finished in 2007.
Because of its location, right near the road that goes to Targu Neamt (the place with the most famous monasteries from Neamt County) the monastery …

Location:  Monastery Giurgeni is located at 28 km south-east from the town Roman is the village Vale Ursului
Address: village Giurgeni, commune Valea Ursului, Neamt County
The Patron of the monastery: “The Birth of St Mary, the Mother of Jesus” celebrated on 8 September
Year of construction: built in 1783 by the monk Ghedeon on top of an old religious settlement, rebuilt in the XIX century
The religious settlement from Giurgeni was first mentioned in the beginning of the XVIII century as a hermitage built in 1721 by few Greek monks. In the XIX …

Location: the Benedict Monastery “Mother of Unity” is located in the village Viisoara, from the commune Alexandru cel Bun, near the town Piatra Neamt
Tel: +(40) 233 261 426
Visiting program: daily between 09.00 and 13.00

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Located in a beautiful natural place, on the eaves of the mountains that surrounds the town Piatra Neamt, The Benedict Monastery “Mother of Unity”, received on the date of 25 March 1998 the first foundation stone from the Pope Joan Paul the II. The founders of the monastery were Arhicenobiul from Arpino and Dieceza …