St. Atanasie Church, Doamnei Church,
St. George-Old Church, St. George-New Church
St. Spiridon-New Church

St. Atanasie Church

• situated on 33, Radu Vodă street
• the church was built in the 17th c. and rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th c.
• built on the site of a wooden church, that according to the legend was erected by Bucur the shepherd
• it is consecrated to Saints Atanasie and Chiril
• the church has a mushroom like roof raised above the nave
• it has a rural aspect
• the interior is ceilinged
• the exterior is decorated with high arches
• it has icons from 1705
• it suffered restorations along the time

Doamnei Church (Lady’s Church)

• situated on 28, Calea Victoriei(Victoria Avenue)
raised by Lady Maria, Serban Cantacuzino’s spouse, 1683
on the 28th of October, 1689 the church was dedicated to Cotroceni Monastery, Serban Cantacuzino’s foundation
it was built in Brancovan and Moldavian styles
inside, there is a mural painting from the 17th c. made by master-painters Constantin and Ioan, mentioned in the diptych which is to be found in the altar of the church
the church was partially destroyed by earthquakes
it was radically repaired before 1868, when the belfry was demolished, being replaced by another made of wood and plate
it was again repaired in 1869 and restored in 1906

• the church was declared historical monument through the Royal Decree from 1915

St. Spiridon-New Church

 

 

 

 

• situated on 29-31, Şerban Vodă Avenue
• founded by theruler Scarlat Ghica’s (1758-1761; 1763-1766)
• Scarlat Ghica’s son, Alexandru Ghica (1766-1768) also contributed
• cupola with ribs characteristic to the Gothic style
• inside the church there are paintings (remains) by Gheorghe Tattarescu

St. George-Old Church

• situated on 36 B, Moşilor Avenue
it was monastery and residence of Wallachia’s Metropolitanate
the inscription on the façade of the church shows that it was founded by Nedelcu from Balaci, Ilfov in 1492
later documents assigned the foundation to another Nedelco Balaceanu, Great Chancellor, and his wife Anca from Glina, during the first reign of Mircea called Ciobanul (the Shepherd)
after Sinan Pasa’s invasion in 1595, the monastic complex was destroyed
in 1668, St. George-Old Monastery was subordinated to St. Ecaterina Monastery from Bucharest
the church and the monastery burnt down in 1718, but were rebuilt in 1724
destroyed again by The Big Fire it was rebuilt in 1847 by parishioners
in 1875 the church was demolished, being very rundown and it was rebuilt after Dumitru Poenaru’s plans
• the painting of the new church was prof. Gh. Pompilian’s work of art

St. George-New Church

• located on 27, I.C.Brătianu Boulevard
• raised between 1698-1707 by ruling prince Constantin Brâncoveanu
• in 1847 a fire destroyed the church partially
• rebuilt between 1852-1853 after architect X. Villacrosse’s plans – which brought about changes of the aspect of the church compared with the original
• Constantin Lecca and Mişu Popp painted the new church
• it is a monument of Brancovan art
• Constantin Brâncoveanu and Ioan Mavrocordat were buried in the church