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| The Beautiful Monastery | |
 The ensemble of Frumoasa Monastery | |
| The profile of the monastery | |
|---|---|
| Confession: | Orthodoxy |
| Hram: | St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel and Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| Founder: | hetman Melentie Balica |
| Type: | nuns |
| Data of the monastery | |
| Dating: | 1586, rebuilt in the periods 1726-1733 and 1836-1839 |
| The country: | Romania |
| Location: | Str. Radu Vodă no. 1, Frumoasa neighborhood, IASI |
The Beautiful Monastery is a monastery of IASI, Romania.
About
Short history
The Frumoasa Monastery from Iași is located on the site of a former older church, founded in the 16th century by the hetman Balică.
These places went down in history during the second reign of Petre Șchiopul, and the founder of the first church in Frumoasă -1583- was Melentie Balică, a boyar who held high positions in the divan of Moldavia.
The name of the Frumoasa monastery must be related to the "fairytale picturesque" of the place, where the church and the royal courts stood. "The surrounding pond, which completed the splendor of the natural setting, made the Frumoasa monastery a small fortress on the island."
Towards the end of the 16th century, in the vicinity of the place where today's Beautiful Church stands, a monastery was built, founded by the so-called hetman Leonte and Melentie Balică, gatekeeper of Suceava and hetman of Moldavia, originally from Wallachia and descended from the great family. of the Buzești boyars. Documented, Balică's monastery was dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
The church of Hetman Balica and his wife, Ana, was dedicated to the Transfiguration Monastery on Mount Sinai. On August 9, 1586, when it is documented that Melentie Balică the hetman was dead, the monastery had already been worshiped.
Melentie Balică's successor, Isac Balică, great treasurer and then hetman, beheaded by Ștefan Tomșa after the battle of Cornul lui Sas, beautified the building of his predecessor. In the seventeenth century, wars and mismanagement of his fortunes, led the church to ruin.
The particularly picturesque position in which Balică's monastery was located determined the ruler of Moldavia, Gregory II Ghica, to restore it between 1727-1733, adding to it a set of wonderful oriental palaces from Ţarigrad, some courtyards. spacious, a large pond nearby on which boats and kayaks could walk, as well as gardens with artesian wells.
Rebuilt in the Renaissance style, the church impressed its contemporaries who nicknamed it "Beautiful". From now on, the monastery will serve for many of the rulers of Moldova as a summer residence. Under the name "Frumoasa", the church is mentioned in a Greek note from 1723 from a Gospel of itss, found in Bucharest and redeemed by the protosinghel Silvestru.
A decade later, during the Russian occupation of 1739, the houses built by Grigore Ghica at Frumoasă were demolished. In the spring of 1740, Ghica had other houses built inside the Frumoasă Monastery.
A new restoration of the Frumoasa church took place in 1753 during the reign of Matei Ghica, son of the ruler Grigorie II Ghica.
The current building of the church dates from 1836-1839, being the foundation of the abbot Ioasaf Voinescu, who built it from the ground up, as shown by the inscription that mentions the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, a second patron saint in honor of the Assumption.
Location
1 The monastery is located in the city IASI at the foot of the Cetățuia hill, on a ridge that dominates the flooded area of the Nicolina brook. It is located on a terrace with a relative altitude of 8-10 meters from the Bahlui plain.
Arrival / Departure
Accommodation
The monastery does not offer accommodation, but due to its central location in Iasi, it is close to most hotels in the city, such as:
- Hotel Ramada Iasi City Center ***, 27 Grigore Ureche Street, Iasi, Iasi County. This superior 3-star hotel located in the city center, offers accommodation in Iasi with modern facilities in 5 conference rooms, an international restaurant and fast connections to the airport located 15 minutes and to the central station located 7 minutes. Ramada Iasi City Center enjoys a privileged, central position in the vicinity of many tourist attractions in Iasi: Vasile Alecsandri National Theater, Neuschotz Palace or Gheorghe Asachi Statue Guests at Ramada Iasi City Center Hotel will discover the excellent services here where they can use the connection to internet or they will enjoy on the terrace of the hotel with their favorite drink. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen TV and bathrooms with intimate toiletries. The restaurant serves international food and breakfast every morning. Transportation from the airport can be scheduled at the hotel reception.
- Pleiada Boutique Hotel Iasi *****, Sos. Bucium, nr.18B, Iasi, Judetul Iasi. Pleiada Boutique Hotel provides you with the exclusive resources and facilities of the only 5-star resort in Iasi and the entire region of Moldova, giving a new definition of hospitality to standards of excellence. The 60 elegant rooms and the 4 sumptuous apartments of the complex are comfortable, luxurious and conquer through the surprising details of design and arrangement. To enjoy the refined aromas of the world, we are waiting for you at the à la carte restaurant Maia Fusion, specially prepared to offer the most pleasant fine dining experience, and the surprising Burgo wine cellar, which reinterprets in aristocratic notes the traditional Romanian cuisine. The facilities created for banqueting and conferences in the four rooms that make up the Atlas Center - Atlas Hall, Atlas Private, Concordia Events and Taas Private - are the key to an outfit event, whether it's a family or business event. In the basement of the building, Calypso Spa is the well-deserved oasis of relaxation and regaining your balance. With passion, competence and creativity, we use these exceptional resources and make sure we have the right answer and solution for you. Just tell us what you want.
- Hotel Indiana Iasi ***, Str. Basota, Nr. 2, Iasi, Iasi County. Ideally located in the beautiful city of Iasi, famous for its vineyards and selected wines, Hotel Indiana offers the latest in accommodation in Iasi. Extremely advantageous location near the main attractions of the city Natural History Museum, Roznovanu Palace, Metropolitan Monastery makes Indiana Hotel a perfect location for a stay or vacation in Iasi. The hotel rooms offer a pleasant accommodation highlighted by an elegant and refined interior design, with satisfactory utilities and facilities: air conditioning, bathroom with shower, hair dryer, cable television, minibar, telephone, refrigerator, work desk. Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant every morning, and your favorite cocktail can be enjoyed in the bar lobby. Business meetings or important events can be hosted in the conference room which has a capacity of 100 seats with a prior appointment. For booking tickets to theater, film, or city tours, the friendly staff at the 24-hour reception will be happy to help you with your choice.
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Images
The bell tower looked down the steps of the church
The bell tower looked down the steps of the church
The inscription at the entrance to the church
The votive painting with Archimandrite Ioasaf Voinescu holding the church in his hand
Painting in the church in which Prince Grigore Ghica II, his wife and their daughter, Ruxandra (buried in the narthex of the church) are represented
Painting from the church in which the ruler Matei Ghica is represented
Painting from the church in which the ruler Scarlat Ghica is represented
Painting in the church in which the Synod of Iași is represented (1642)
The palace "on the walls" seen from inside the Monastery
The palace "on the walls" seen from outside the Monastery
The palace "on the walls" seen from outside the Monastery
The ruins of the ladies' palace
The ruins of the ladies' palace and the bell tower
The ruins of the ladies' palace
"The Gate of the Hanged", seen from inside the Frumoasa Monastery
"Gate of the Hanged", seen from outside the Monastery
The precinct wall of the Frumoasa Monastery
The church seen from the south side
The precinct wall of the Beautiful Monastery
Funerary monument of the Sturdza family
The inside of the grave
The cross erected in memory of the heroes of the First World War
