⛪ Voroneț Monastery
Romania
About This Sacred Site
Voroneț Monastery, founded in 1488 by Stephen the Great in just three months and three weeks, is the most famous of Romania's painted monasteries. Its exterior frescoes, added in 1547 by Metropolitan Grigore Roșca, are dominated by a vivid azurite blue known as 'Voroneț blue.' The west wall's monumental Last Judgment scene is considered one of the finest compositions in European medieval art. The monastery is part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of Moldavian churches.
Key Facts
- •Built in just three months and three weeks in 1488 on the advice of the hermit Daniil Sihastru
- •The distinctive 'Voroneț blue' pigment has never been precisely replicated
- •The Last Judgment fresco on the west wall is considered one of the finest medieval compositions in Europe
- •Exterior frescoes were added in 1547 by Metropolitan Grigore Roșca
- •Part of the UNESCO World Heritage group of painted churches of Moldavia
Location
Coordinates: 47.5167, 25.8650
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