The most famous of painted monasteries is the Voronet Monastery, founded in 1488.
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Voronet Monastery.
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Voronet Monastery.
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Voronet Monastery.
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The Sucevita Monastery was built in 1585.
This predominantly blue-green monastery was one of the last monasteries to be decorated with frescos in Romania.
All the external walls of the monastery, except the western wall, are covered with frescoes.
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Sucevita Monastery.
It was founded as a protective barrier against the Muslim Ottoman conquerors from the East.
The predominantly gold and deep blue paintings on the exterior walls were completed in 1537.
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Moldovita Monastery.
But one fresco that stand out is that of the devil depicted as a woman.
Mural paintings, dating from around 1550, can still be admired on the west facade.
The exterior paintings have now faded, but the interior ones are well preserved.
The church has been partly restored and repaired several times in the past.
It is now the seat of the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti.
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