The Voronet Monastery, nicknamed the "Sistine Chapel of the East", is a medieval monastic complex built in the village of Voronet, today a district of the city of Gura Humorului. The monastery is located 36 km from the municipality of Suceava and only 4 km from the center of Gura Humorului. It is one of the most valuable foundations of Stephen the Great (1457-1504). The church was erected in 1488 in only 3 months and 3 weeks, which is a record for that time.
Of small proportions, with a three-lobed plan, having a spire with a Moldavian vault on the nave, the church is one of the few monuments of religious architecture in the north of Moldova that largely preserves its original form. In 1547, Metropolitan Grigore Roșca, cousin of Petru Rareș, initiated the addition of a closed porch, for which he adopted a unique solution, in which the architecture is visibly subordinated to the painted decoration: the west wall of the porch is a solid wall without any opening, as well as the painting of the exterior walls, from the foundation to the eaves, works that gave the construction a great shine.
The Voronet Monastery was included on the List of Historical Monuments in Suceava County in 2015, with the classification code SV-II-a-A-05675.[1] Also, the place of worship is included in the UNESCO world heritage.[2]
From a geographical point of view, the monastery is located south of the city of Gura Humorului in Suceava county, on the Voronet river valley.
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