Suceava Monastery
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| Suceava Monastery |
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 Romania
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | (i) (iv) |
| Reference No .: | 598 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 2004 (session 28) |
The monastery of Sfântul Ioan cel Nou ( Saint John the New (Martyr) ) is located in Suceava , Romania . The monastery church Sf. Gheorghe ("Saint George") was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1993 along with other churches in Moldova .
history
The monastery was built by Prince Bogdan III. cel Orb , the son of Stefan the Great , donated in 1514 and completed in 1522 under Prince Ștefăniță Voda . The interior and exterior paintings were commissioned by Prince Petru Rareș (1532–1534).
The monastery is named after St. John Trebizond, who died a martyr's death in 1303 in Cetatea Albă . Its bones were brought to Suceava in 1402 by Prince Alexander the Good . The bones are in a silver coffin, which is located under a canopy built in 1783.
Picture gallery
Side view
Tower view
Garden view
Individual evidence
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 30.8 " N , 26 ° 15 ′ 44.2" E