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Hlincea Monastery

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Location
  
Ciurea, Romania

Completed
  
1574

Address
  
Iași 707083, Romania

Phone
  
+40 232 235 165

Architectural style
  
Moldavian

Materials
  
stone, brick

Opened
  
1574

Hlincea Monastery

Affiliation
  
Romanian Orthodox Church

Similar
  
Galata Monastery, Cetățuia Monastery, Bârnova Monastery, Frumoasa Monastery, Dobrovăț Monastery

The Hlincea Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Hlincea) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Ciurea, Iaşi metropolitan area, Romania.

Located at the base of Cetăţuia Hill, the monastery was built by Maria, the daughter of Moldavian Prince Petru Şchiopul and dedicated in 1574. At the middle of the next century, it was rebuilt by Prince Vasile Lupu and finished by his son Ştefăniţă, in November 1660.

The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.

References

Hlincea Monastery Wikipedia