| Căpriana monastery | |
An outside shot of the monastery
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| Location | Căpriana |
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| Country | Moldova |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| History | |
| Founded | 1429 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Monastery |
| Style | Moldavian |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | stone |
Căpriana monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Căpriana) is a monastery in Căpriana, Moldova, located 40 km north-west of Chişinău, in 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.