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Buhalnita Monastery – Neamt County

Location: At 50 km from Piatra Neamt, in the village Hangu
Address: Buhalnita, village Hangu, Neamt County
The patron of the monastery: “The Entrance in the Church of the St Mary – Mother of Christ” and “St Joan the New from Suceava”
Year of construction: built in 1629 by Miron Barnovshi on the place of a wooden church built by Stefan cel Mare.
Short history
The Monastery from Buhalnita is first mentioned in a document from 1458 which also says that the founder Stefan cel Mare place it under the supervision of the Neamt Monastery. …

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Braditel Monastery – Neamt County

Location: the Braditel Monastery is located on the hill Braditel from the village Bodesti at 30 km north of the town Piatra Neamt. From DN 15C Piatra Neamt – Targul Neamt the access is made on a stone paved road.
Address: village Bodesti, Neamt County
Year of construction: 1927
Short history
The Braditel Monastery looks like an old stronghold. This place was often used as shelter and defense point. The trouble past of this place begins in 1927 when few priests, monks and nuns were forced to leave their monasteries and go into the …

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Pocrov Hermitage – Neamt County

Pocrov Hermitage is located in the village Vanatori, 17 km west of Targu Neamt and 62 km from Piatra Neamt. The road that goes from Neamt Monastery to the hermitage is full of beautiful and calm scenery.
Address: village Vanatori, Neamt County
The patron of the hermitage: “The Cover of St Mary Mother of Christ”
Year of construction: 1714, built by Pahomie
Short history
Located in a forest with old trees, at approximately 4 km south-west from the Neamt Monastery, the Pocrov hermitage was built in 1714 by Pahomie and his apprentices: Sofronie, Mardarie, Lazar, …

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Icoana Hermitage – Neamt County

Icoana Hermitage is located in the village Vanatori at 6 km from the Neamt Monastery
Address: village Vanatori, Neamt County
The patron of the hermitage: “St Antonie the Great”
Year of the construction: 1823
Short history
The Icoana hermitage is located in a dense forest in the north of the Neamt Monastery. Between 1821 and 1822, because of the Eteria, the monks hide the icon of St Mary – this icon was a gift received 600 years ago. After 1822 the icon, together with some other objects, were moved back into the monastery and on …

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Varatec Monastery – Neamt County

Location: Varatec monastery is located in Agapia commune, at 12 km to Targu Neamt and 40 km to Piatra Neamt in a small valley at the foot of Stanisoara mountain , at an altitude of 460 m.
Year of construction: 1785 by Mother Olimpiada
Address: Varatec village, Agapia commune, Neamt County, postal code 617013
Tel: +(40) 233 41 63 33
The Patron of  Varatec Monastery: “Adormirea Maicii Domnului – The Departure of Virgin Mary” (15 August)
Short history of Varatec Monastery

Mother Olimpiada was a nun from the former Topolita Hermitage and between 1781 and …

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The Monastery from the Ceahlau Mountain

Location: The church is situated on the Mountain Ceahlau at an altitude of 1770 m
Address: village Ceahlau, Neamt County
The Patron of the monastery: “Schimbarea la Faţă – The Changing of The Face – of Jesus” (6 August) and “Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt – Stefan the Great and the Holy” (2 July)
Year of construction: 1993 by Î.P.S. Daniel, The Chief of the Orthodox Church from Romania
Short history
Beginning with year 1992 I.P.S. Daniel began the construction of a monastery on the mountain Ceahlau near the refuge Dochia. The construction of the …