Popăuți Monastery

Popăuți Monastery
Popăuți Monastery
Location within Romania
Monastery information
Established1496
People
Important associated figuresStephen III of Moldavia
Site
LocationBotoșani, Botoșani County, Romania
Coordinates47°45′21.3″N 26°38′44″E / 47.755917°N 26.64556°E / 47.755917; 26.64556
Visible remainschurch, inner court and earthworks
Public accessyes

Popăuţi Monastery is a monastery located in Botoșani, Romania, on Ştefan cel Mare Street no. 41, near the train station. It was founded in 1496 by the voivode Stephen the Great (1457-1504).[1]

It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and National Identity.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gheorghe Buzatu - "Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Popăuți-Botoșani", în vol. Mitropolia Moldovei și Sucevei - "Monumente istorice bisericești din Mitropolia Moldovei și Sucevei" (Ed. Mitropoliei Moldovei și Sucevei, Iași, 1974), p. 107.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Botoșani din anul 2015 Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine