Dealu Monastery

Dealu Monastery
Mănăstirea Dealu
Church of Dealu Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Eastern Orthodox
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Nunnery
Patron	Saint Nicholas
Year consecrated	1501
Status	Active
Location
Location	Viforâta, Dâmbovița County, Romania
Geographic coordinates	44.958351°N 25.481675°E / 44.958351; 25.481675
Architecture
Architect(s)	Manolis of Niaesia
Founder	Radu IV the Great
Groundbreaking	26 August 1499[1]
Materials	Carved stone, brick[2]
Website
Mănăstirea Dealu

Dealu Monastery is a 15th-century monastery in Dâmbovița County, Romania, located 6 km north of Târgoviște.

The church of the monastery is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Necropolis

Dealu Monastery narthex is considered one of the largest funerary spaces in the country, here being buried several voivodes, princes and clergymen. In chronological order, those buried at Dealu Monastery are:

• Vlad II Dracul (cca. 1390–1447), Prince of Wallachia
• Vladislav II (d. 1456), Prince of Wallachia
• Radu IV cel Mare (1467–1508), Prince of Wallachia
• Vlad V cel Tânăr (1488–1512), Prince of Wallachia
• Radu VI Bădica (d. 1524), Prince of Wallachia
• Vlad VII Înecatul (d. 1532), Prince of Wallachia
• Head of Mihai Viteazul (1558–1601), Prince of Wallachia^[3]
• Mihail Movilă (d. 1608), Prince of Moldavia

References

1. Dumitru, Cornelia (2 July 2014). "Mănăstirea Dealu (Dâmbovița), locul unde se află capul lui Mihai Viteazul". Agerpres (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
2. "Elementele arhitecturale specifice bisericii Mănăstirii Dealu". Mănăstirea Dealu (in Romanian).
3. "Manastirea Dealu". CrestinOrtodox.ro (in Romanian).