The Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint George's Church of
the old Humor Monastery.
It is a monastery for nuns dedicated to the Dormition of Virgin Mary, or Theotokos. It was constructed in 1530 by Voievod Petru Rareş and his chancellor Teodor Bubuiog. The monastery was built over the foundation of a previous monastery that dated from around 1415. The Humor monastery was closed in 1786 and was not reopened until 1990.
The church has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted churches of Moldavia.
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Thank you Marius for this wonderful UNESCO card of the monastery ,
I enjoy having pieces of the past :)
Sent: 13 March 2014 Received: 9 April 2014 Travelled: 27 days
