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Turnu Monastery Church, Prahova
Turnu Monastery Church, Târgşoru Vechi, Prahova, Romania
15th century
Snapshot
The Church entrance inscription, which has been preserved over the centuries, mentions the date of the Church consecration - June 24, 1461 - as well as the patronage of St. Hierarch Nicholas the Wonderworker and bears witness to the faith of a much-denigrated Voivode such as Vlad Ţepeş (1448, 1456-1462, 1476). The finest period of the town of Târgşor is linked to St. Voivode Neagoe Basarab (1512-1521), who counts the town among ”my lordship's cities”. Most documents by this Orthodox Voivode were issued in Târgşor.
Another important name linked to the Turnu Monastery is Voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu (1688-1714), executed by the Ottomans together with his four sons and recently canonised by the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Turnu Monastery Church, Prahova
Turnu Monastery Church, Târgşoru Vechi, Prahova, Romania
15th century
Snapshot
The Church entrance inscription, which has been preserved over the centuries, mentions the date of the Church consecration - June 24, 1461 - as well as the patronage of St. Hierarch Nicholas the Wonderworker and bears witness to the faith of a much-denigrated Voivode such as Vlad Ţepeş (1448, 1456-1462, 1476). The finest period of the town of Târgşor is linked to St. Voivode Neagoe Basarab (1512-1521), who counts the town among ”my lordship's cities”. Most documents by this Orthodox Voivode were issued in Târgşor.
Another important name linked to the Turnu Monastery is Voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu (1688-1714), executed by the Ottomans together with his four sons and recently canonised by the Romanian Orthodox Church.