Cheia Monastery

44°27′24″N 25°56′36″E / 44.45675°N 25.94335°E / 44.45675; 25.94335

Cheia Monastery
Religion
AffiliationRomanian Orthodox Church
Location
LocationCheia, Prahova County, Romania
Architecture
Completed1839
Website
http://www.manastireacheia.ro

Cheia Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Cheia) — a Romanian Orthodox complex located on the right bank of Tâmpa Creek, southeast of Cheia village (itself part of Măneciu commune), in Prahova County, Wallachia region, southeastern Romania. The monastery of monks was dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

History

Cheia Monastery was originally built out of wood, in 1770. It was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1777. A new wooden church was built in the early 1800s, but it was ravaged by fire 30 years later. The current monastery church was built of stone between 1835 and 1839. The murals were painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu in 1837.[1]

The monastery suffered during World War I, when German troops occupied the grounds and destroyed some of the buildings. In 1950, the Communist authorities forced the bishop of Oradea, Nicolae Popoviciu [ro] into exile at Cheia Monastery, where he died in 1960.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mănăstirea Cheia – Puntea duhovnicească a Carpaților" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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Cheia Monastery complex, with bell tower under restoration


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