PATRAUTI CHURCH
Program
May-October: 08:00 – 20:00
November – April: 08:00 – 18:00
Fees
Entrance: 5 lei (aprox.: 1.10 EUR)
Photo / Video: 10 (aprox.: 2.20 EUR)
Location
Coordinates: 47.729400, 26.192923
Address: Pătrăuți 727420, Suceava County, Romania
DETAILS
- Foundation Year: 1487
- Founder: Stephen the Great
- Painting Period / Style: 15th century / byzantine
- Arhitectural Style: moldavian (gothic + byzantine)
- Present: Inactive
HIGHLIGHTS:
Cavalcade of the Holy Cross
The church was built in 1487. It is the oldest religious settlement built by Stephen the Great and still standing in its original layout despite the many times it was attacked by the Cossacks, Poles or Tartars; it is also the only nuns’ monastery built by the Moldavian prince. The church is considered to have the oldest exterior frescoes (on the Western wall only) in Moldavia.
On the gold ochre-prevailing inside, the most remarkable fresco is the one entitled the Cavalcade of the Holy Cross, with its procession of 16 saints mounted on horses following Emperor Constantine the Great.
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Listed by UNESCO since 1993 |
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Dedicated to: Elevation of the Holy Cross |
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Closest City: Suceava |
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Closest Airport: Suceava |
Patrauti Church
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