Stephen the Great, Prince of Moldavia, established a number of Romanian Orthodox churches and monasteries as ktitor. The tradition that he built one after every battle he won is untrue, but he did build certain ones in honor of victories and in memory of his fallen soldiers. Based on the carved inscriptions placed contemporaneously to his reign, Stephen built the following churches, plus an additional two that were added later based on local tradition, without indicating the date of construction. He almost certainly established additional churches (at least seven others are attributed to him), but these are the ones for which there is clear documentation.
| Church
|
Location
|
Year built
|
Photo
|
| Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Putna Monastery |
Putna |
1466-1469 |
File:Manastirea Putna.jpg
|
| St. Procopius |
Milișăuți |
1487 (destroyed 1917) |
File:Biserica Sfântul Procopie din Bădeuţi.jpg
|
| St. Nicholas |
Kiliya, Ukraine |
1482 |
|
| Holy Cross |
Pătrăuți |
1487 |
File:Biserica Inaltarea Sf. Cruci din Patrauti.jpg
|
| St. Elias |
Sfântu Ilie |
1488 |
File:Biserica Sfântul Ilie din Sfântu Ilie4.jpg
|
| St. George Church, Voroneț Monastery |
Gura Humorului |
1488 |
File:Voronet Intrare.JPG
|
| Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
Vaslui |
1490 |
File:Biserica Sf. Ioan din Vaslui1.jpg
|
| St. Nicholas |
Iași |
1491-1492 |
File:Biserica Sf. Nicolae Domnesc din Iasi.jpg
|
| St. George |
Hârlău |
1492 |
File:Biserica Sf. Gheorghe din Harlau.jpg
|
| Dormition of the Theotokos |
Borzești |
1493-1494 |
File:Borzesti Side view right.jpg
|
| Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral |
Huși |
1495 |
File:Catedral of Husi2.jpg
|
| St. Nicholas |
Dorohoi |
1495 |
|
| St. Nicholas Church, Popăuți Monastery |
Botoșani |
1496 |
File:Mănăstirea Popăuţi4.jpg
|
| Holy Archangel Michael Church, Războieni Monastery |
Războieni |
1496 |
File:Manastirea Razboieni6.jpg
|
| Nativity of the Theotokos Church, Tazlău Monastery |
Tazlău |
1496-1497 |
|
| Ascension of the Lord Church, Neamț Monastery |
Vânători-Neamț |
1497 |
File:Biserica Manastirii Neamt.jpg
|
| Nativity of St. John the Baptist |
Piatra Neamț |
1497-1498 |
File:BisericaDinPiatraNeamtmartie2010.JPG
|
| St. John the New chapel and bell tower, Bistrița Monastery |
Bistrița, Neamț |
1498 |
File:Manastirea Bistrita 0002.JPG
|
| St. John (bell tower) |
Piatra Neamț |
1499 |
|
| Elevation of the Holy Cross |
Volovăț |
1500-1502 |
File:Biserica Înălţarea Sfintei Cruci din Volovăţ11.jpg
|
| Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Dobrovăț Monastery |
Dobrovăț |
1503-1504 |
File:Mănăstirea Dobrovăţ21.jpg
|
| Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
Reuseni |
1503-1504 |
File:Biserica din Reuseni.jpg
|
| St. Parascheva |
Râmnicu Sărat |
1704 (inscription) |
|
| Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel |
Scânteia |
1846 (inscription) |
File:Biserica Sf. Voievozi din Scânteia5.jpg
|
References
- (in Romanian) Biserici și mănăstiri at the Ștefan cel Mare site of Putna Monastery; accessed October 14, 2012
