Ciuflea Monastery · Mănăstirea Ciuflea · Sf. Teodor Tiron

Name: Mănăstirea Ciuflea · Sf. Teodor Tiron
Address: Strada Ciuflea 12, Chișinău, Moldova, Chișinău, MD
Telephone: +373 22 278 266
Price range: budget
Rating: 4.7

Ciuflea Monastery (1854-1858) — founded by Aromanian brothers Teodor + Anastasie Ciufli, the only active church in Chișinău during the Soviet era.

4.7 · 1398 reviews· Chișinău

Budget< 300 leiIn ChișinăuBoth

What makes it worth it

Visit with the Ciufli brothers' story + their tombs by the wall + Sunday service.

The story

St. Great Martyr Theodore Tyron Monastery (popularly known as Ciuflea Monastery) on Ciuflea Street 12 in Chișinău is one of the oldest and most visited spiritual destinations in the capital. The cathedral was built between 1854-1858 by Aromanian brothers Teodor (1796-1854) and Anastasie (1801-1870) Ciufli — merchants who emigrated from Macedonia to Bessarabia in 1821. Before dying, Teodor asked his brother Anastasie to build a church from the family inheritance. The two brothers are buried by the southern wall of the cathedral. Exceptional historic-spiritual importance: during the Soviet period (1960s-late 1980s) Ciuflea was the ONLY Orthodox church in Chișinău where services were held. Granted monastery status July 17, 2002.

What to expect

Best at

MorningAfternoon

Duration1-2 h

LanguagesRO · RU · EN

Good for

Relaxed eveningAs a coupleWith familyCultural discoveryFirst-time visitorWeekend chillTourist weekend

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What people love

founded 1854-1858 by Ciufli brothers
Aromanian brothers emigrated from Macedonia 1821
ONLY open church in Soviet-era Chișinău
iconic green dome in centre
founders' tombs by southern wall
nuns' monastery since 2002

Photo moments

green dome from the park
cathedral façade with evening lights
Ciufli tombs on wall
Sunday service with candles
courtyard with white cells

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What visitors wrote

“Nice place to visit. Entrance free Ciuflea Monastery – an Orthodox women's monastery in Chișinău, in the city center, on Ciuflea Street, in the jurisdiction of the Chișinău Eparchy of the Moldavian Orthodox Church.”
— Monika Karlińska 5
“An atmospheric, spiritual, and peaceful place. It's beautiful inside, smells pleasant, and is warm. It's also a working church, open to all who need it and who want it.”
— Kyrylo Shevchuk 5
“A beautiful monastery with very unpleasant nuns. I wasn’t allowed to bring my wheelchair into the chapel because of the nuns, and had to crawl on my knees if I wanted to see the altar.”
— Berit Ahlberg Åhammar 1