The New Agapia Monastery (Agapia-in-the-Valley) - its
saints patrons are "The Archangels Mihail & Gavril". This monastery houses
nuns.
Agapia village, Neamt district, 12 km south-west from Targu
Neamt, 48 km North from Piatra Neamt.
It was founded by Gavril hatmanul (a leader
of army) and his wife, Lady Liliana (1642-1647) and dedicated in 1647.
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The Agapia Monastery |
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The front sides of the monastery are covered outside with paintings of
neoclassical inspiration. Inside, the church (including the catapetasma) was painted in
1860 by Nicolae Grigorescu, the foremost artist of the day. His paintings have a
vividness of an invaluable artistic value. |
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whose dedication day is "The Birth of Jesus
Christ" and "The Lord of All Saints", was founded in 1846 by Abbess
Elisaveta, the Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi’s wife.
from the cemetery contains a museum of old icons (from the
seventeenth and eighteenth century) belonging to Nicolae Grigorescu. Here, many important
people such as: Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu and his daughter Iulia, Ion Luca Caragiale,
Alexandru Vlahuta, George Cosbuc, Calistrat Hogas, Duiliu Zamfirescu etc. wrote
outstanding pieces of literature.
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