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![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914] Moldovita Monastery. The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282572_5q3gz-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914] Moldovita Monastery. The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.916] Sweeping the yard. A nun sweeps the grounds of Moldovita Monastery. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282571_TCUFG-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.916] Sweeping the yard. A nun sweeps the grounds of Moldovita Monastery. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.928] The siege of Constantinople. Moldovita Monastery was founded as a stronghold to resist the Ottoman advance after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. To raise morale this fresco shows an earlier failed siege of the city where the enemy is detered with the help of miraculous icons being paraded around the ramparts. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282569_h6sMu-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.928] The siege of Constantinople. Moldovita Monastery was founded as a stronghold to resist the Ottoman advance after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. To raise morale this fresco shows an earlier failed siege of the city where the enemy is detered with the help of miraculous icons being paraded around the ramparts. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.930] Turkish threat.
Advancing Turkish and Persian armies echo the uncertain times in which the frescoes of Moldovita Monastery were painted. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282568_hYiVm-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.930] Turkish threat.
Advancing Turkish and Persian armies echo the uncertain times in which the frescoes of Moldovita Monastery were painted. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.933] Mother superior.
Surrounded by saints the mother superior of Moldovita Monastery leaves the side entrance of its church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282567_PD8Jk-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.933] Mother superior.
Surrounded by saints the mother superior of Moldovita Monastery leaves the side entrance of its church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.944] Holy approval-2.
An crowd of holy men and six-winged angels looks down approvingly on the mean work of a nun at the choir of Moldovitas monastery church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282566_RPpV8-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.944] Holy approval-2.
An crowd of holy men and six-winged angels looks down approvingly on the mean work of a nun at the choir of Moldovitas monastery church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.954] Saintly parade-1.
A parade of saints covers the choir of Moldovitas monastery church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282565_2XKcs-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.954] Saintly parade-1.
A parade of saints covers the choir of Moldovitas monastery church. The frescoes were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.975] Royal descent into hell.
At the porch of Moldovitas monastic church a devil drags king Herod towards the fires of hell. The fresco was done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282564_oWP8d-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.975] Royal descent into hell.
At the porch of Moldovitas monastic church a devil drags king Herod towards the fires of hell. The fresco was done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava.. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.982] Church with a hat. The frescoes of the Voronet monastic church are protected from the elements by a big mushroom-like roof. The monastery, which was founded in 1488, has been called the Sistine Chapel of the East. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282562_u55wa-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.982] Church with a hat. The frescoes of the Voronet monastic church are protected from the elements by a big mushroom-like roof. The monastery, which was founded in 1488, has been called the Sistine Chapel of the East. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914]
Moldovita Monastery.
The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914] Moldovita Monastery. The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/10282572_5q3gz-S-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914] Moldovita Monastery. The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[ROMANIA.MOLDAVIA 23.914]
Moldovita Monastery.
The Moldovita Monastery was founded in 1532 and the frescoes on its church were done in 1537 by Toma of Suceava. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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