Romanian monastery arbore - stock photo

Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist of ArboreThe Arbore Church , dedicated to the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, is a Romanian Orthodox monastery church in Arbore Commune, Suceava County, Romania. This church was built in stone in 1503 by Luca Arbore, Governor of Suceava, close to his courts and it served as his family chapel. The interior wall paintings dates from 1504-1523 and the exterior frescoes were painted, at the founder's granddaughter order, in 1541 by Dragos Coman from Iasi. The paintings are famous for their green colour tones. It is considered a "jewel". Inside the church can be seen a unique painting in the Moldavian region representing the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and his vision of the Holy Cross. The Arbore church it is one of eight buildings that make up the churches of Moldavia UNESCO World Heritage Site.