
The church, dedicated to the Resurrection, has alcoves on the three apses, but also Gothic stone frames for the windows and doors. We find decorative niches under the cornice that embellish the star-shaped base of the steeple. The north facade of the church showcases a painting done in a unique manner by the brothers John and Sophronius. It depicts The Ladder of Divine Ascent, inspired by the writings of St. John Climax. The two princely brothers, Jeremiah and Simon are buried inside the church. The church reveals a true work of art: the iconostasis carved from yew wood, an artefact dating from the nineteenth century, more precisely, from 1801.
An Ecclesiastical Citadel
The church is surrounded by a genuine fortress, which attests to the fact that the monastery not only had a spiritual role, but also a strategic one, of defence. The squared enclosure is quadrangular, with sides of 104 x 100 metres. The precinct wall has a height of six metres and is three metres wide. It is also reinforced with buttresses, ramparts, a guard road, and four towers placed in the four corners and also an entrance tower, which accommodates a chapel on one of its floors. There used to be a princely residence inside the monastery, but only a few rooms and the cellars have survived.
Travel Info: The distance between Bucharest and Suceviţa is 481 kilometres, and between Cluj and Suceava it is 294 kilometres.
Foto: Larisa Stan