The legend of Voroneț Monastery
The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery and is one of the famous and mysterious painted monasteries from Bukovina, in Suceava County.
The age of the monastic site is still not known. A legend tells us that Stephen the Great, in a moment of crisis during a war against the Ottoman Turks, came to Daniel the Hermit at his skete in Voroneț and asked for advice. Daniel told him not to surrender the fight. Then, after victory, he must build a monastery dedicated to Saint George.
The original entrance in the Church of Saint George, now in the exonarthex, bears the inscription.
The church is one of the Painted churches of Moldavia listed in UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites and is conserved very good. The intense shade of blue is one of the oldest paint in the world and after many years is maintain the colors, also known as "Voroneț Blue".
The structure itself is very unique and I'm happy that it is well preserved and the blue color is still striking in the eyes. I hope some historians would try to find the origin of this monastery and if the painting has a story to tell.
I hope that too, because is something apart.. i visited last year. I hope they will find the story and the year of construction someday. Thank you for comment, have a nice day! ;)
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