Căpriana monastery

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Căpriana monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Căpriana) is a monastery in the Republic of Moldova, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău, în a hilly land once called Codrii Lăpuşnei.

The first reference to the monastery dates from a document issued by Alexander the Good in 1429. After a period of decay, the monastery was rebuilt at the behest of Petru Rareş, from 1542 to 1545.

[edit] External links

• Capriana, Monasteries of Moldova
• "Mănăstirea Căpriana", at molddata.md
• Tudor Cires and Simona Lazar, "Tovarăşe părinte, evacuaţi mănăstirea!", Jurnalul Naţional, June 30, 2007, accessed December 20, 2007