| Cocoșu Monastery | |
 The entrance and the bell tower | |
| The profile of the monastery | |
|---|---|
| Confession: | Orthodoxy |
| Hram: | The Holy Trinity |
| Founder: | Archimandrite Visarion |
| Type: | monks |
| Data of the monastery | |
| Dating: | 1833 |
| The country: | Romania |
| Location: | Niculițel, Tulcea County |
Cocoș Monastery is a monastic settlement from Tulcea county, Dobrogea, Romania.
Historic
The monastery was built in 1833 on Cocoșului hill, on a land bought by three Romanian monks from Neamț Monastery, Visarion, Gerontius and Isaiah. In 1841, the three monks are recognized as the founders of the Cocoș Monastery, a place of prayer that would become the spiritual center of the Romanians in Dobrogea.
In 1853, next to the old church built of earth and twigs, the foundation of the stone church was laid, both lasting until 1910, when, no longer being able to be consolidated, they were demolished. At the end of 1911 the construction of the large church begins which will last until the autumn of 1913. The church is a massive stone construction in the shape of a cross, with an open porch supported by six massive columns, one closed, narthex, nave and altar. The nave is delimited by the narthex through two pillars, one on each side. The interior fresco of the church is made in neo-Byzantine style by the Italian painter F. de Biasse, and the chapel is painted by the local iconographer, Cordas. The architectural ensemble of the Cocoș Monastery is on the list of historical monuments in Romania.
Location
The monastery is located in Tulcea County, at a distance of about 6 km. from the village of Niculițel.
Accommodation
The monastery has accommodation for those who want to enroll in the program of the monastery.
Contact
- Address: Niculițel commune, postal code 827165, Tulcea county (6 km S of Isaccea, 5 km NW of Niculițel)
- Goal.: Abbot: Protosinghel Stelian Coca Stefan, tel. 40 (723) 276655;
Monasteries nearby
- Saon Monastery - 17 km. on county road DJ229C
- Celic-Dere Monastery - 23 km. on county road DJ229C and DJ229A
