| Lupșa Monastery | |
 Overview | |
| The profile of the monastery | |
|---|---|
| Confession: | Orthodoxy |
| Hram: | The Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
| Founder: | Cândea family |
| Type: | monks |
| Data of the monastery | |
| Dating: | 15th century |
| The country: | Romania |
| Location: | Lupșa, Alba county |
Lupșa Monastery is a monastic settlement from Alba county, Transylvania, Romania.
Historic
Lupșa Monastery is one of the oldest monastic settlements in the Arieș Valley, founded with a spiritual role for the nearby villages, by monks who were hermits in the Land of the Moţilor.
In the middle of the 18th century the monastery was pastored by the abbot Procopius and had only a few monks, a monastic life that lasted until 1820, when, due to anti-Orthodox pressure, the monastery was abolished and the monks were expelled by the Habsburg authorities and re-established. the request of the faithful, only in 1992.
Inside the monastery there is a wooden church (historical monument) dedicated to the "Holy Great Hierarch Nicolae", founded in the fifteenth century by Master Stanislav, a well-known boyar from the family of Prince Cândea de Lupșa. The church was built of oak, in the shape of a nave, initially only with an altar and a nave. At the end of the 17th century, the vaults were replaced by straight ceilings (they received a decoration similar to the coffered ceilings of the Reformed churches), and in 1810, the narthex and the bell tower were added to the church.
Location
The monastery is located in Alba County, at a distance of 12.7 km. of the city of Câmpeni (national road DN75).
Accommodation
The monastery does not have accommodation. Nearby are the following hotel units:
- Kings Valley Resort - Apuseni Mountains, 47 Botești Street, Câmpeni, Alba County, tel. 0755 521 050 (Iulia) and 0744 225 349 (Paul)
Contact
- Address: National road DN75, Monastery, postal code 517422
- Goal.: 0744 385 997
Monasteries nearby
- Valea Bistrii Monastery (10 km)
- Măgina Monastery (80 km)
- Râmeț Monastery (116 km)
