Churches and monasteries in Bucharest

ANTIM MONASTERY (monks)

 Antim Monastery was referred to by Saint Antim Hierarch, on February 5, 1713. Initially, this place existed since-before the wooden church, dedicated to St. Nicholas. Antim Monastery brick church was consecrated in 1715. The whole ensemble was designed the monastic hierarchy Georgian antique shop. Saint Anthimos himself worked on building the monastery in his hand coming out of the four holy icons: Alexis, Nicholas, antique shop and Clinging, and massive oak door, the entrance of the church. The monastery owns a printing company. During the Phanariot but monastery decades.

In 1910 work will begin lifting the Palace of the Holy Synod, the courtyard of the monastery, where the Holy Synod Library today. Around his John the stranger Kulagin-of Optina, Christians will gather and Daniel Vasile Voiculescu Talcott, Paul Constantinescu, etc.. In 1945, this movement will hesychast being called "the Burning Bush".

 Hermitage Davari

Darvari Hermitage is millstone in 1834 caminarului Mihail Darvari family. According to the law in 1865, secularizarii, Darvari Hermitage is closed. In the years 1933-1934 Darvari Hermitage is restored by the nephew is also called the bisericaeste, and painted in fresco by Iosif Keber. In 1959, the Hermitage is closed down by the Communist authorities. In 1996, Patriarch reinfiinteaza Hermitage, its first Abbot being Bishop of Giurgiu PS Ambrose Ni. 

Patriarchal Cathedral, Bucharest

  Tower-Bell Tower was built in the year 1698, under the Holy Emperor Constantin Brancoveanu. Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest is hosting two monastic obsti. Obstea serves the monks at the patriarchal Cathedral and the convent serves the obstea besides the Patriarchal Residence. Saint Demetrios Church-similar in some detail with the Curtea de Arges monastery was sanctified in the year 1658, by Patriarch Macarius of Antioch and Metropolitan John of Walachia. In 1668, voivode Radu Leon decides that the monastery to become the residence of the Metropolitan. In 1925, the Romanian Orthodox Church is raised to the rank of Patriarchate, Metropolitan Cathedral, becoming patriarchal Cathedral.

The painting was made by Dimitrie Belizarie, between the years 1932-1935, in Byzantine style. The right side of the narthex are the tombs of the Patriarchs Miron Cristea (1939), Nicodim Munteanu (1948), Justin Moisescu (1986) and Teoctist Florence (2007). On the left are the relics of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov arranged.

 Radu Voda Monastery

 

Radu Voda monastery was founded by Prince Alexandru II Mircea (1568-1577) and his lady Ecaterina, to thank God that gave them victory in battle who gave her those places against Valencia-and-Governor Governor Darling. Voda has raised it with the thought of being the Metropolitan capital. The first church on the Hill is Radu Voda Prince Mihnea cel Rau (1508-1509). Mihnea Turcitul (1564-1601), inzestra monastery, villages and mansions of valuable religious objects. During his reign, the monastery is founded the first library in Bucharest.