| Văratec Monastery | |
 The "Assumption" church of the Văratec monastery | |
| The profile of the monastery | |
|---|---|
| Confession: | Orthodoxy |
| Hram: | Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| Founder: | the Olympian scoundrel and the clergyman Joseph |
| Type: | nuns |
| Data of the monastery | |
| Dating: | 1785 |
| The country: | Romania |
| Location: | Văratec, Neamț |
Văratec Monastery it is in Neamt County, Moldavia, Romania.
About
Văratec Monastery, the largest nunnery in Romania, was founded in 1785 by the Olympian schooner, together with the priest Iosif. The ensemble of Văratec Monastery, made up of: "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" Church (main church), "Sf. Ioan Botezătorul" Church, "Schimbarea la Față" Church, together with the bell tower and cells, is on the new list of historical monuments in Neamț County .
Church of the Assumption
The "Assumption" church was built (between 1808-1812) of river stone and brick according to a rectangular plan, without side apses and with a semicircular altar apse. The interior is divided into four rooms: porch, narthex, nave and altar. The place of prayer is supported by four buttresses and is surrounded, under the eaves, by a belt of ocnites. The entrance to the church is made both through the two doors on the north and south sides of the porch, and through a door on the south side of the church. The two towers have a semicircular shape and are supported on polygonal bases. The iconostasis is carved in yew wood and polished with gold in 1816 by Constantin Zugravul. The interior fresco (neo-Byzantine) was made in 1841 and rebuilt in 1882, as an inscription on the north side of the porch tells us.
Location
Văratec Monastery is located in Văratec village (Agapia commune) in Neamț county, 14.2 km. compared to the city of Târgu Neamț (national road DN15C).
Contact
- Address: Văratec village, Agapia commune, Neamț county, postal code: 617013
- Goal.: 0233 416 333
- E-mail:varatic.mmb.ro/contact
- Official site:varatic.mmb
Accommodation
The monastery does not offer accommodation. Nearby are the following hotel units:
- Vila Guesthouse Q, str. Principală, Văratec locality, tel. 0733 344 113
- Alina Guesthouse, Filioara village (2 km. from the monastery), tel. 0740 149 462