The Frumoasa Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Frumoasa) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 1 Radu Vodă Street, in the Frumoasa neighborhood of Iași, Romania.
| Frumoasa Monastery | |
|---|---|
Mănăstirea Frumoasa | |
 Belfry of Frumoasa Monastery | |
 Frumoasa Monastery | |
| 47°8′21″N 27°35′14″E / 47.13917°N 27.58722°E | |
| Location | Strada Radu Vodă, nr. 1, Iași |
| Country | Romania |
| Denomination | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Founder | Hetman Melentie Balica |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Groundbreaking | 1726 |
| Completed | 1733 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | stone, brick |
Built between 1726 and 1733, by Moldavian Prince Grigore II Ghica,[1] the monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "City of Iași – Moldova region (Eastern Romania)". www.romaniatourism.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ↑ The Romanian Register of Historical Monuments in Iași County Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- "Churches and monasteries in Iași". www.primaria-iasi.ro. Iași City Hall. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
Archangels Church of Frumoasa Monastery
Palace of the Frumoasa Monastery, by Martin Kubelka, 1818–1819
Grave of Grigore Sturdza
Frumoasa Monastery
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