Bârsana Monastery (the place where you find inner peace) located in Maramureș county, Romania Part II
Hello friends from everywhere
In my last post here in the community I was writing about the amazing church inside the Bârsana Monastery, so today it's time to share with you pictures, information and our experience here.
As I wrote in the title, Bârsana Monastery is located in Maramures, a fairy-tale area in Romania that I try to present to you through my posts.
The entrance to the monastery is in the middle of a building which also has a wooden roof.
But wait before we go any further I'll give you some information about the history of the monastery.
The first documentary records referring to Bârsana Monastery date from 1390. The monastery is mentioned in a document dated July 21, 1390, referring to the properties of the Dragoș family.
The old wooden church of the monastery was built in 1711 in the place called "Părul Călugărului" by the noble priest Ioan Ștefanca, together with his sons and other villagers, to thank God for protection during the great plague of the previous year. The church was then moved to the Izei Valley around 1739 on the site of a cemetery that had sprung up after the battle with the Tatars in 1717. On July 12, 1791, the monastery was disbanded, the monks were banished and took refuge in Moldova at the Neamț Monastery. At that time the monastery was devastated, the monastery's monastery and annexed buildings destroyed, the property confiscated: part of the property passed into state ownership and was handed over to the Greek-Catholic monastery of Cernoc, and another part, including the site where the monastery had been, became the property of the parish church of Bârsana.
The paintings were executed on wood, partially leveled with textile pieces, fixed to the walls and covered with a layer of prepared lime, as was the custom of the time. Later, the two-storey porch was added on the west side and the windows were enlarged. In 1929, the windows framing the door between the nave and the pronaos were cut out.
Now that I have shared some historical information with you let's take a little walk through the monastery courtyard, and wow, everything around me is maintained to the smallest details and it is so green, even if outside the last days when I visited the monastery it was very hot here inside everything is green.
In the background after I entered the courtyard of the monastery were heard church songs so I sat on a bench and I spent a few minutes there in silence listening to those songs, in my traveling life I visited many monasteries both in Romania and abroad but honestly here at the monastery Bârsana Monastery the feeling was different, it was something else, I can not explain sentimental but it was something special.
It's good to know that not all the houses here can be visited, being a nunnery, they live here, they lead their daily life here, so we can't violate their privacy.
Our second stop will be at the monastery museum, access to the monastery is free but here if you want to visit the museum you have to pay a fee of 5lei/1euro/person, as is practiced in many places of this kind if you want you can make a donation to the monastery.
The monastery museum is amazing, a building in which a lot of wood was used, it couldn't have been built of anything but wood, this is the special style of this area, more everything we saw inside is specific to the Maramureș area.
Specific clothing for women.
Specific clothing for men.
In order to visit all the places of this monastery you will need such a map.
My dears after a few hours spent here our visit has come to an end.
THE END!
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P.S. The attached picture you have just seen are taken by me with my mobile phone(Samsung Galaxy S21), and the text is also designed by me.
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Wow! It really looks like the perfect place to find inner peace, especially among the incredible wooden architecture and picturesque views of Maramures. I was struck by the connection between spirituality and nature here. It was very interesting to learn about the history of this monastery and its importance for the region. An exciting story that conveys the spirit of this holy place😍
Glad you liked this wonderful place that I shared with you and thank you for visiting.
I love to visit such places that combine peace of mind with nature, have a wonderful weekend.
Any of us sometimes need such place 🙏🏻✨
You are right😉
The whole place looks like it came straight from a fantasy movie. It looks so pretty! Romania is beautiful🤩
I'm so glad you liked it and thank you for stopping by.
It's cool to see how much history is preserved in such a beautiful place. I can imagine how serene it must have felt listening to the church songs.
When you visit such a place you have to be prepared, it is not just any place, it is a place where you seek inner peace, where you try to meditate, you can easily combine the place for prayers with visiting a beautiful garden.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Spent 10 days in Maramures many years ago. It feels like a different world!
I spent a few beautiful days in authentic Maramures at the beginning of August this year, and yes, it feels like it's out of another world.
I felt the kindness and hospitality of the people there and another aspect besides the amazing places is the food, aww, that traditional food.
Beautiful architectural examples of wooden structures. I remember I have seen such Monastery in some Asian countries, mostly in Myanmar, and China but the only difference is the roof details. In Chinese villages, many houses look like this Monastery, especially in Yunan. Romania has so much to offer to the world... This is a beautiful location indeed...
Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to visit Asia, although I would very much like to, I am amazed to see that this wooden architecture is present at a great distance from Romania.
I am very glad you liked it and thank you for visiting.
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