the monasteries in Vâlcea

Studia Humanitatis No. II (VI) / 2018 The Cross of Râmnic Dinu Săraru

Archbishop Dr Varsanufie of Râmnic has established the Cross of Râmnic award, intended to recognise contributions to the tradition of church-building, monasticism and scholarship within the Diocese of Vâlcea. The award commemorates the history of the Metropolis of Severin, founded in 1370, and the hierarch’s four years of ministry, marked by the establishment of eleven new monasteries and extensive restoration work.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (III) / 2017 Monasteries and churches in Vâlcea County in a report by Ioan Slavici to the Minister for Religious Affairs and Public Education Dumitru Vlăduț

Ioan Slavici and architect G. Mandrea surveyed monasteries in Muntenia and Oltenia in 1881 as members of the Commission for the Survey of Monuments, producing a detailed report on 64 historical sites. The article focuses on their findings concerning Vâlcea County monasteries — including Arnota, Bistrița, Cozia, and Hurezi — documenting their historical value, physical condition, and proposed purposes amid widespread neglect.

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