Dealu Monastery

Dealu Monastery
Mănăstirea Dealu
Church of Dealu Monastery
Basic information
Location	Viforâta, Dâmbovița County, Romania
Geographic coordinates	44°57′30″N 25°28′54″E / 44.958351°N 25.481675°ECoordinates: 44°57′30″N 25°28′54″E / 44.958351°N 25.481675°E
Affiliation	Eastern Orthodox
Year consecrated	1501
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Nunnery
Status	Active
Patron	Saint Nicholas
Website	Mănăstirea Dealu
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Manolis of Niaesia
Founder	Radu IV the Great
Groundbreaking	26 August 1499[1]
Materials	Carved stone, brick[2]

Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmboviţa County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgovişte.

The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Necropolis

Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are:

• Vlad II Dracul (cca. 1390–1447), Prince of Wallachia
• Vladislav II (d. 1456), Prince of Wallachia
• Radu IV cel Mare (1467–1508), Prince of Wallachia
• Vlad V cel Tânăr (1488–1512), Prince of Wallachia
• Radu VI Bădica (d. 1524), Prince of Wallachia
• Vlad VII Înecatul (d. 1532), Prince of Wallachia
• Head of Mihai Viteazul (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia^[3]
• Mihail Movilă (d. 1608), Prince of Moldavia

References

1. Dumitru, Cornelia (2 July 2014). "Mănăstirea Dealu (Dâmbovița), locul unde se află capul lui Mihai Viteazul". Agerpres (in Romanian).
2. "Elementele arhitecturale specifice bisericii Mănăstirii Dealu". Mănăstirea Dealu (in Romanian).
3. "Manastirea Dealu". CrestinOrtodox.ro (in Romanian).