Veverita Monastery in Moldova
Monasteries of Moldova
- Capriana
- Butuceni
- Tiganesti
- Cosauti
- Harbovat
- Harjauca
- Dobrusa
- Curchi
Veverita Monastery is a recent monastic complex situated at the border of the village with the same name.
According to the available records, it can be stated that the monastery was funded approximately in 1922-1924, having a large household and a beautiful church, the festival of which is not known.
During the Soviet domination, in 1948, Veverita Monastery temporary became the hermitage of Capriana Monastery, but in 1952 was closed for good. Some monks had been sent to jail, the others had taken refuge, but only two monks, Tarasie and Antonie, who were living in Veverita village and who didn’t accept to leave the place, had been killed by communists after 1960.
The buildings of the monastery had been destroyed by representatives of the agricultural management from the locality. The church had been used as a storehouse and later turned into a stable. In 1985 the church was burned.
The monastery was re-established in 1993, when the disputes for its domination began between Metropolitan Church of Moldova and Metropolitan Church of Basarabia.
In August, 1994, up hill the ruined church, the foundation of the priory, of the cells for monks and of the winter church, which celebrated the Holy Virgin of All Saints festival, was established.
These buildings have a special design plan: on the right wing, where the winter church is standing, everything is made in Russian style, on the left wing – in Gothic style. Above the vestibule, which separates the building in two parts, there is a belfry in Gothic style that is 35 meters high. The internal shape of the church is rectangular without any delimitation between the pre-nave and the nave. The altar is separated by the nave by a simple iconostasis. The ceiling of the church is straight, but the walls are adorned with different icons. On the roof, above the nave, three spires raise up.
Translated from Romanian by Leca Olga, Moldova.ORG