Bogdana Monastery

Bogdana monastery

The Romanian orthodox monastery, one of the oldest buildings, was built in 1360. The walls are beautifully painted with icons, around the chairs that are intended for praying (stasidia), the relics of...

Built by the first Moldavian king.

Built by the founder of Moldavia - Bogdan I the monastery bearing his name "Bogdana" is definitely one of the hidden gems of Bucovina. Not that very well known - not usually on the tourists list - ...

Reborn in 2020, it is worth visiting!

This church is the oldest still standing religious building in Moldavia (year 1360). In 2020 this monastery has undergone significant restoration works which revealed one of the oldest church painting...

Small, but interesting

The Bogdana Monastery is very much alive, although tucked away in Radauti so not as visited as others nearby. It is, however, another example of beautiful architecture and well worth a look

Fantastic long standing building of founders of Moldavia

We read about how significant the church is for these lands. It's the oldest stone church still standing in its original form (almost) and it is a necropolis for the first few rulers of Musatini dinas...