Rătești Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Buzău County, Romania
The monastery complex features a church constructed in neoclassical and local ecclesiastical architecture on the left bank of the Buzău River.
The monastery, established through a donation deed on May 6, 1634 by the boyar Dragomir, transformed from a monks' residence to a nuns' community in 1760.
The monastery museum displays a trilingual Bible from 1629 in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, along with the first Romanian translation from 1688.
The monastery remained active until 2014 when a landslide necessitated the construction of a new smaller complex across the road.
The bell tower, originally built in 1854, underwent reconstruction and height reduction to 18 meters in 1894 following an earthquake.
Location: Mănăstirea Rătești
Location: Buzău County
GPS coordinates: 45.30764,26.63188
Latest update: March 4, 2025 04:50
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