Almăj Putna Monastery
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The initiative to build a monastic settlement on the outskirts of the village of Putna, on the Almaju Valley, belonged to adjutant platoon leader Luca Zăvoianu, son of the village, who contributed by donating the necessary land.
The foundation stone of the monastery was laid on August 6, 1996.
In the autumn of 1996, the construction of the monastery began and the foundation of a building containing 19 cells, the chapel, the refectory and the kitchen was poured.
In March 1997, hieromonk Sava Gana arrived, later named abbot, who together with other monks managed the hermitage. Thus, through their contribution and the people of good faith, the body of cells, the summer chapel, the winter chapel, as well as an agro-zootechnical sector near the hermitage were built. In 1999, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church elevated the hermitage to the rank of a monastery. Since then, it bears the name "Transfiguration of the Savior Jesus Christ".
The foundation stone of the monastery was laid on August 6, 1996.
In the autumn of 1996, the construction of the monastery began and the foundation of a building containing 19 cells, the chapel, the refectory and the kitchen was poured.
In March 1997, hieromonk Sava Gana arrived, later named abbot, who together with other monks managed the hermitage. Thus, through their contribution and the people of good faith, the body of cells, the summer chapel, the winter chapel, as well as an agro-zootechnical sector near the hermitage were built. In 1999, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church elevated the hermitage to the rank of a monastery. Since then, it bears the name "Transfiguration of the Savior Jesus Christ".
