The Saint John the New Monastery

Description:

The Monastery of Saint John the New of Suceava is a monastery of monks, under the patronage of Great Martyr Saint George. It was built to face the multitude of believers coming to worship relics of Saint John the New.

How can you get there? 

The monastery is situated in Suceava, Suceava County.

The interior and the exterior painting go back to Petru Rares' reign - 1534-1535.

In terms of style, the painting of the nave is the most representative; the attempt to amplify the mural painting reached its peak.

The image of Teoctist II, Metropolitan of Moldavia during Stefan the Great's reign deserves special attention, both in terms of artistic and historical point of view.

The exterior painting executed as a continuation of the interior one and that offered glow the Metropolitan Cathedral Suceava, suffered a pronounced deterioration in the period when the Habsburg domination when it was mostly covered with a layer of plaster.