The Zamfira monastery is a monastery of Eastern Orthodox nuns, located in the Lipăneşti

Lipanesti

Lipăneşti is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Lipăneşti, Satu Nou, Şipotu and Zamfira....

 commune, Prahova County

Prahova County

Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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History

The church was erected in 1743, at the initiative of Zamfira Apostoli, the widow of a wealthy Wallachia

Wallachia

Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...

n salesman. As the church was damaged by earthquakes in 1802 and 1838; a newer one was built in 1858.

Architecture

The compound is of a quadrilateral shape, with the new church in its center. The old church is outside the compound, near the cemetery.

The new church was painted in 1856-1857 by Nicolae Grigorescu

Nicolae Grigorescu

Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...

, at the age of 18.

External links

• www.ortodox.ro - Zamfira Monastery