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Unseen Monasteries from Oltenia
Mircea cel Batran died at the beginning of 1418 and was buried here, at Cozia. Next to his tomb there is to be found another one, that belonging to the mother of Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave), another bold-hearted Wallachian prince. Severely damaged after the fights on the Olt Valley during the First World War and the foreign occupation, Cozia Monastery was restored in the communist era due to the leaders’ growing importance to the past. The style of the monastery is a collage between foreign elements of Serbian and Byzantine architecture and local elements marking the transition towards a Romanian autonomous style.
Other important attractions of Cozia Monastery are the two fountains, the first a holy water fountain where Christian believers are used to throwing in coins praying for the completion of their wishes and the second fountain dating from 1517, which is suggestively called Neagoe Basarab’s fountain. In addition, the museum of the monastery shelters an impressive collection of ancient religious objects: old icons painted on wood or glass, original manuscripts written in Cyrillic, Slavonic and Greek characters, fragments of the 14th century pieces, parts of Mircea cel Batran’s tombstone and other important religious objects.
Other important monasteries that one should not neglect are: The Holy Monastery Hurezi – probably the most representative architectural complex of buildings for the “Brâncovenesc” style, The Holy Monastery Brâncoveni – a living proof for the unshakeable orthodox faith of Constantin Brâncoveanu’s family, Bistri?a Monastery – sheltering the relics of Saint Grigorie Decapolitul and Sfânta Mân?stire Dintr-un Lemn (The Holy Monastery Built of One Wood) – hiding the thaumaturge Icon of Virgin Mary. Each monastery hides other fragment of our history or Christian legend, one being more beautiful than another. Do dare to discover their wisdom!
Author: Alina-Simona Popescu
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