Dealu Monastery Explained

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.

Necropolis

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mănăstirea Dealu (Dâmbovița), locul unde se află capul lui Mihai Viteazul . Agerpres . Dumitru . Cornelia . 2 July 2014 . Romanian . 31 May 2015 . 1 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801172232/http://www.agerpres.ro/cultura/2014/07/02/destinatie-romania-manastirea-dealu-dambovita-locul-unde-se-afla-capul-lui-mihai-viteazul-10-09-05 . dead .
  2. Web site: Elementele arhitecturale specifice bisericii Mănăstirii Dealu . Mănăstirea Dealu . Romanian.
  3. Web site: Manastirea Dealu . CrestinOrtodox.ro . Romanian.