Polovragi Monastery

Studia Theologica No. I (XVII) / 2024 Research sources and related topics in the history and iconography of Polovragi Monastery Lecturer, Dr Ioniță Apostolache

This article provides an overview of the main academic sources devoted to Polovragi Monastery, analysing the contributions of Alexandru Ștefulescu, Archimandrite Veniamin Micle and the album Polovragi, the Monastery Close to Heaven. History. Spirituality. Art. The reader gains a comprehensive overview of the history, architecture and iconographic programme of this Brâncoveanu foundation, with an emphasis on the stylistic links between Polovragi and Hurezi Monastery.

Studia Theologica No. II (XVI) / 2023 Theological and Iconographic Meanings in the Erminia of the Polovragi Monastery’s Paintings Lecturer, Dr Ioniță Apostolache

The iconography of the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Polovragi Monastery, a masterpiece of the Brâncoveanu School completed in 1703 by the icon painters Andrei, Simeon, Istrate and Hranit, is analysed in detail in relation to the Byzantine iconographic tradition and the three thematic cycles — dogmatic, liturgical and festive — illustrating features such as the cycle of the life of Patriarch Joseph, the Sundays of the Pentecostarion and the scene of the Massacre of the Innocents, which are characteristic of the school of the painter Constantinos.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 The hermitage at Pietrari, founded by Bishop Climent of Râmnic Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Buna-Vestire Hermitage in Pietrarii de Jos (Vâlcea County), founded in 1742 by Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1735–1749) together with his brothers, is presented in its entirety from an architectural, artistic and documentary perspective: the inscriptions, the post-Brâncoveanu frescoes executed in 1744 by Popa Gheorghe and his brothers, the founder’s votive painting, the history of the property and its endowments, as well as the biography of Bishop Climent.

Studia Theologica No. I (I) / 2016 The Life and Feast Day of the Blessed Father Archimandrite John, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Hurezi († 15 June 1726)

The Venerable John of Hurezi, abbot of Hurezi Monastery between 1692 and 1726, is regarded as its second founder, continuing the work of Constantin Brâncoveanu: he organised monastic life, built the hermitages of the Holy Apostles and Saint Stephen, oversaw the frescoes, the library and the outbuildings, and defended Orthodoxy during the Habsburg rule.

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