Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmbovița County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgoviște.
Dealu Monastery | |
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Mănăstirea Dealu | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Eastern Orthodox |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Nunnery |
Patron | Saint Nicholas |
Year consecrated | 1501 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Viforâta, Dâmbovița County, Romania |
Geographic coordinates | 44°57′30″N 25°28′54″E / 44.958351°N 25.481675°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Manolis of Niaesia |
Founder | Radu IV the Great |
Groundbreaking | 26 August 1499[1] |
Materials | Carved stone, brick[2] |
Website | |
Mănăstirea Dealu |
The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are: