List of churches established by Stephen III of Moldavia

Stephen III of Moldavia (or Stephen the Great), Prince of Moldavia, established a number of Romanian Orthodox churches and monasteries as ktitor. The tradition that he built one after every battle he won is untrue, but he did build certain ones in honor of victories and in memory of his fallen soldiers. Based on the carved inscriptions placed contemporaneously to his reign, Stephen built the following churches, plus an additional two that were added later based on local tradition, without indicating the date of construction. He almost certainly established additional churches (at least seven others are attributed to him), but these are the ones for which there is clear documentation.

Church Location Year built Photo
Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Putna MonasteryPutna1466-1469
St. ProcopiusMilişăuţi1487 (destroyed 1917)
St. NicholasKiliya, Ukraine1482
Holy CrossPătrăuţi1487
St. EliasSfântu Ilie1488
St. George Church, Voroneţ MonasteryGura Humorului1488
Beheading of St. John the BaptistVaslui1490
St. NicholasIaşi1491-1492
St. GeorgeHârlău1492
Dormition of the TheotokosBorzeşti1493-1494
Ss. Peter and Paul CathedralHuşi1495
St. NicholasDorohoi1495
St. Nicholas Church, Popăuţi MonasteryBotoşani1496
Holy Archangel Michael Church, Războieni MonasteryRăzboieni1496
Nativity of the TheotokosTazlău1496-1497
Ascension of the Lord Church, Neamţ MonasteryVânători-Neamţ1497
Nativity of St. John the BaptistPiatra Neamţ1497-1498
St. John the New chapel and bell tower, Bistrița MonasteryBistriţa, Neamţ1498
St. John (bell tower)Piatra Neamţ1499
Elevation of the Holy CrossVolovăț1500-1502
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Dobrovăț MonasteryDobrovăț1503-1504
Beheading of St. John the BaptistReuseni1503-1504
St. ParaschevaRâmnicu Sărat1704 (inscription)
Holy Archangels Michael and GabrielScânteia1846 (inscription)

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