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Curchi monastery is a monk monastery from Moldova, one of the most important architectural monuments of Basarabia. Monastery is composed of five churches, two buildings with cells, the abbot, several auxiliary rooms, orchard, a hermitage with xenodochium monastery. Until 2003, many tourists visiting the monastery knew that there was a psychiatric hospital.
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Curchi monastery is a monk monastery from Moldova, one of the most important architectural monuments of Basarabia. Monastery is composed of five churches, two buildings with cells, the abbot, several auxiliary rooms, orchard, a hermitage with xenodochium monastery. Until 2003, many tourists visiting the monastery knew that there was a psychiatric hospital.
Curchi monastery is a monk monastery from Moldova, one of the most important architectural monuments of Basarabia. Monastery is composed of five churches, two buildings with cells, the abbot, several auxiliary rooms, orchard, a hermitage with xenodochium monastery. Until 2003, many tourists visiting the monastery knew that there was a psychiatric hospital.
Curchi monastery is a monk monastery from Moldova, one of the most important
architectural monuments of Basarabia. It is located in Forest Orhei near the village
Curchi, Orhei. As architectural ensemble was founded in XVIII - XIX. It is composed of five churches, two buildings with cells, the abbot, several auxiliary rooms, orchard, a hermitage with xenodochium Monastery located at 500 m and a stone basin.
Curchi monastery, dedicated to "Naterea Domnului", is located southwest from Orhei, 14 km from the city. Situated in the valley Vatici, surrounded by a rich natural environment, the monastery has a religious and cultural past of two centuries. This monastery is considered to be the most beautiful and most famous monastery in Bessarabia.
Until 2003, many tourists visiting the monastery knew that there was a psychiatric hospital. Today, at Curchi monastery, which is in restoration, more and more tourists are comming. Curchi monastery is included in wine tourist route Orhei. Chronologicaly, the history of the monastery started in 1773-1775, being at the XIX century one of the richest, most beautiful and largest monasteries in Moldova. The monastery had six churches: wooden church of St. Demetrius, built in 1775 by Ioan Curchi and demolished after 1820; the stone church "Naterea Domnului", founded in 1810; winter church of St. Demetrius, built in 1844; summer church Naterea Domnului raised in 1872, considered the head of the monastery building, reopened and consecrated on September 21 1993; church cemetery, dedicated to "All Saints winter church of St. Nicholas, built in the years 1936-1939 (unfinished). Monastic life was stopped here in 1958, when the monastery was closed. Beginning with 2002 Curchi monastic complex was passed to the Orthodox Church of Moldova.
Monastery's main church, the cathedral dedicated to the Naterea Domnului, was built between 1862-1872, after an Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli project. Builted in baroque stile, the cathedral is the highest in Moldova central dome having 57 m, twin with the church of St. Andrew the First Called " from Kiev. During the Second World War there was a fire, which resulted in the complete combustion of the painting inside and gold gilded iconostasis.
After a strong bombardment of the four belfry of the cathedral remained only two. Cathedral paintings were made in 1943. The next renovation works were carried out only in 1993. On February 15, 2006, Teleradio-Moldova organized the project "Curchi Monastery: From ruins to elevation. It was an act of awareness, an encouragement for Christians to contribute financially to revive this important monument of culture and spirituality.