St Mary's Church, Butuceni · Biserica Sfânta Maria Butuceni
St. Maria Butuceni Church - small village church reconstructed from ruins, next to the Old Orhei Cave Monastery.
Sunday service in the village church, then the 300-metre walk to the Cave Monastery
Yes, as a stop between the Belvedere and the Cave Monastery - the small village church rebuilt from ruins rounds out the walk through Butuceni.
Saint Maria Church in Butuceni village is the parish church of the local community, 300 m from the rock-cut Cave Monastery. Built in the early 20th century (1904) on the highest point of the Butuceni promontory, of white stone with three spires; it was returned to monastic use after 1996 and reconsecrated in 2009. The church is active, with Sunday service and the Dormition of the Mother of God feast (15 August). Part of the Orheiul Vechi Cultural-Natural Reserve, it is a key stop on the standard route: Belvedere → St Maria Church → Cave Monastery → Bosie Hermitage. For the cultural traveller who wants to feel Butuceni's living spiritual life - not just the cave archaeology, but the living community around it.
- active parish church in Butuceni
- reconstructed post-1990 in traditional style
- part of Old Orhei
- on standard reserve route
- shingle roof
- active local community
- shingle roof against cliff backdrop
- white façade with crosses
- path to church
- icon inside with candles
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“Very beautiful church worth to visit it, road to vizit is difficult with car. You need suv or going by walk. Its located at the top of the mountain”
“After visiting the Cave Monastery, it is a standard route for everyone to St Mary's Church, which seems like a natural route to visit. Built in the 15th and 16th centuries and converted into a museum by the Soviet regime in the 20th century, it was re-registered in 1996 and reopened to the public in 1998. # Moldova”
“Beautiful, very nice church, wonderfully maintained”
- small - limited capacity
- crowded on feast days
- no guide