The history of this female Orthodox monastery dates back to the 15th century. Only the church, considered one of the most important medieval monuments in Wallachia, has survived from the original complex. The building is 8 m wide and 21 m long, and its height is 24 m. The facade of the temple is decorated with faceted stones.
Numerous princes and voivodes of Wallachia as well as respected clergy were buried in the monastery. The marble sarcophagi include, among others, Radu Wielki, the founder of the monastery and Michał Waleczny. Vlad the Devil, father of Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, is also buried here.
It is interesting to note that it was in this monastery that the first printing press in Romanian lands was installed at the initiative of the Serbian monk Macari. The first liturgical book was printed on it as early as 1508.
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