Frumoasa Monastery
Frumoasa Monastery | |
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Mănăstirea Frumoasa | |
Belfry of Frumoasa Monastery | |
47°8′21″N 27°35′14″E / 47.13917°N 27.58722°E | |
Location | Strada Radu Vodă, nr. 1, Iași |
Country | Romania |
Denomination | Romanian Orthodox Church |
History | |
Founder(s) | Hetman Melentie Balica |
Architecture | |
Style | Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1726 |
Completed | 1733 |
Specifications | |
Materials | stone, brick |
The Frumoasa Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Frumoasa) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 1 Radu Vodă Street, in the Frumoasa neighborhood of Iași, Romania.
Built between 1726 and 1733, by Moldavian Prince Grigore II Ghica,[1] the monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.[2]
References
- ^ "City of Iași – Moldova region (Eastern Romania)". www.romaniatourism.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ The Romanian Register of Historical Monuments in Iași County Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frumoasa monastery, Iași.
- "Churches and monasteries in Iași". www.primaria-iasi.ro. Iași City Hall. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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Archangels Church of Frumoasa Monastery
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Palace of the Frumoasa Monastery, by Martin Kubelka, 1818–1819
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Grave of Grigore Sturdza
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Frumoasa Monastery