Tismana Monastery - Mănăstirea Tismana

Tismana Monastery
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Tismana Monastery (Bell Tower)
The profile of the monastery
Confession:Orthodoxy
Hram:"Assumption of the Virgin Mary"
Founder:The pious Nicodemus the Holy of Tismana
Type:monk
Data of the monastery
Dating:1377
The country:Romania
Location:Tismana

Tismana Monastery is one of the oldest monastic settlements in Wallachia. It is located on a rocky peak on Mount Stârmina, in a wooded area, near the Cave of St. Nicodemus, on the right bank of the river Tismana, in Gorj county.

Founder

The architectural edifice is the foundation of the Pious Nicodemus, Wallachian from the south of the Danube. He built the monastery on the site of a wooden hermitage (in the 14th century), with the material support of the Basarabi rulers: Radu I (1377-1383) and that of his sons, Dan I (1385-1386) and Mircea cel Bătrân (1386-1418).

The monastery church

The "Assumption" Church of the Tismana Monastery

The church of Tismana Monastery was consecrated on August 15, 1378 with the patron saint "Assumption". It is built directly on the rock, in a triconic plan, with a porch, nave, narthex and altar. The towers rise above the nave. The iconostasis was made of oak wood between 1765-1766, in post-Brancoveanu style, with floral ornaments blown in gold. The narthex painting dates from 1564 and is attributed to the church painter Dobromir from Târgoviște. In 1732, with the material help of Mrs. Stanca Glogoveanu, the painting of the nave and altar was restored. Over time, other paintings have been restored; thus: in 1766 a new fresco was applied in the narthex, and in 1994 the porch was painted, rebuilt in 1983. Tismana Monastery is on the list of historical monuments in Romania, code: GJ-II-a-A-09413.

Accession

Tismana Monastery can be reached on several roads:

  • From Drobeta Turnu-Severin through Motrului Gate, on DN 67 to Apa Neagră and 67D to Tismana
  • From Craiova: on the Motrului Valley to Motru on DN 67A and 67 to Târgu-Jiu on DN 66 and then on 67 D to Tismana, about 40 km.

Contact

  • Address: Tismana, Gorj county, România (code: 217495)
  • Goal.: 0721 160 776
  • Official site:manastirea-tismana.ro

Accommodation

  • Tismana Monastery offers accommodation in the space for pilgrims.

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