Building Name: | Dealu Monastery |
Native Name: | Mănăstirea Dealu |
Native Name Lang: | ro |
Location: | Viforâta, Dâmbovița County, Romania |
Coordinates: | 44.9584°N 25.4817°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Eastern Orthodox |
Consecration Year: | 1501 |
Status: | Nunnery |
Functional Status: | Active |
Patron: | Saint Nicholas |
Architecture: | yes |
Architect: | Manolis of Niaesia |
Founded By: | Radu IV the Great |
Groundbreaking: | 26 August 1499[1] |
Materials: | Carved stone, brick[2] |
Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmbovița County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgoviște.
The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are: