Chiajna Monastery

The monastery Chiajna (Romanian Mănăstirea Chiajna ) is a monastery from the 18th century on the northwestern outskirts of Bucharest. It's fall, a restoration is currently not excluded.

History

The construction of the monastery began already in 1774 under the reign of Alexandru Ipsilanti and were completed in 1790 under the Phanariots - Prince Nicolae Mavrogheni. The monastery was named after the Princess Chiajna that once the estate on which the monastery was built possessed. Built in a neoclassical style monastery possessed a church of impressive dimensions: 43 meters long, 18 meters high and up to 2 meters thick. Shortly before the inauguration of the monastery was destroyed by the Turks. Because of its size this suspected that it was a fortress. Despite the Turks attack the church of the monastery remained. The earthquake in 1977 but collapsed in the church tower. It tells also that during the plague epidemic of 1791-1793 in the days of Prince Mihai Şuţu the monastery became a refuge for the sick and that the Archbishop of Wallachia died here of the plague. After the epidemic, the monastery was finally abandoned. All papers were destroyed by fire.

Legend

According to legend, the monastery bell Chiajna was thrown into the Dâmboviţa River and some claim that you can still hear ringing on full moon nights it today. Also it is said that from time to time on the walls of the monastery as an angel or a beautiful woman can be seen. It is said that this is the prince's daughter ancuta that was on her mother, the Duchess Chiajna command, murdered because she refused to marry the man chosen by her mother. There are also rumors about the disappearance of persons or about ghosts that have been seen here.