Moldovita Monastery

Moldovita Monastery is one of the eight painted churches from Romania included on the UNESCO Heritage List, all masterpieces inspired by the Byzantine art of the 15th and 16th centuries. Their distinctive elemen, the external walls covered with frescoes representing complete religious cycles, makes them unique in the myriad of churches built anywhere in the world at that time. It is situated in the commune of Vatra Moldoviței, Suceava County, Moldavia.

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Date: August 28

Church of St George of Suceava

Saint John the New Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Suceava. Built between 1514 and 1522, the monastery church is one of eight buildings that make up the churches of Moldavia UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also listed as a historic monument. The church is dedicated to Saint George and it has frescoes painted on the outside, typical of the region.

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Date: Jan 29