The Moldovița Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery situated in the commune of Vatra Moldoviței, Suceava County, Moldavia, Romania. The Monastery of Moldovița was built in 1532 by Petru Rareș, who was Stephen III of Moldavia's illegitimate son. It was founded as a protective barrier against the Muslim Ottoman conquerors from the East.
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- Wikipedia (el) – Μοναστήρι της Μολντοβίτσα (el.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia (en) – Moldovița Monastery (en.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia (ro) – Mănăstirea Moldovița (ro.wikipedia.org)
- Wikidata – Q1075172 (wikidata.org)
- Wikimedia Commons – Moldovița monastery (commons.wikimedia.org)
- OpenStreetMap – way 344313575 (openstreetmap.org)