Răciula Monastery · Mănăstirea Răciula
Convent at Răciula, with a history going back to the end of the eighteenth century
A visit to a convent with more than two centuries of history, in the village of Răciula
Worth it as a stop on a route through the centre of the country. Call ahead if you come for the museum: some visitors say they were sent elsewhere when they asked about it.
Convent in the village of Răciula, in the centre of the country. One detailed review recounts the history of the place: it was founded at the end of the eighteenth century by the brothers Andrei and Ioan Roșca, priests from the village of Pașcani, on an estate that belonged to the nobleman Lupu Stratan. At first it was a monastery of monks, and in 1811, after the dissolution of the Mana hermitage near Curchi monastery, a community of nuns settled here. The other reviews are short and warm: a beautiful place, with good people. There is also a practical complaint, in a three-star review: the interior was under renovation at the time of the visit, and the visitors say the nuns were somewhat sharp with them and that, when they asked about the museum they knew existed inside the monastery, they were sent somewhere else entirely, with the explanation that this was the first anyone had heard of it.
- The history of the place, recounted in one detailed review
- Founded at the end of the eighteenth century by the brothers Andrei and Ioan Roșca, priests from Pașcani
- A community of nuns settled here in 1811, after the dissolution of the Mana hermitage
- A beautiful place with good people, per the shorter reviews
- It has a toilet, per Google data
- The monastery churches
- The village of Răciula from the road
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“Another nice womans' Monastery in Moldova.”
“Nice place to visit with good people and beautiful sites”
“great monastery !!!”
- The interior was under renovation at the time of a recent visit
- A three-star review says the nuns were somewhat sharp with the visitors
- The same visitors, asking about the museum inside the monastery, were sent elsewhere, with the explanation that this was the first anyone had heard of it
- Modest dress is required
- Google shows no opening hours, and the road is rural and uncertain after rain
- It is about an hour and a half from Chișinău