Neamț monastery
The Neamț Monastery ( Romanian Mănăstirea Neamț ) is a Romanian Orthodox male monastery and is located in northeast Romania 10 km west of Târgu Neamț in the Neamț district .
history
The monastery was founded at the time of Prince Petru Muşat (1371-1375). Later, under Alexandru cel Bun , it was repaired. Today's monastery church was built by Stefan the Great . It was completed in 1497 when the Moldovan army won a battle against the Polish King John I Albrecht .
In its heyday, the monastery was an important cultural center with schools for miniature painting and calligraphy . Some well-preserved pieces can still be seen in the monastery museum. The monastery library also has many rare books. Among them are some first editions within Romania.
Picture gallery
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"The Eye of God" on the inside of the tower above the entrance gate
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literature
- Constantin Prisnea: The Neamț Monastery , Meridiane Verlag, 1964
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Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ′ 49.3 " N , 26 ° 12 ′ 33.1" E