Aroneanu Monastery

It was built in 1594 by Aron Voda, in Aroneanu village. It is said that before this monastery, there was another one, named “from the Greeks” or ”the Greek monastery in Iasi’s lands”, built by sovereign Alexandru Lapsuneanu during his second reign (1563-1568).

Initially, the monastery was surrounded by rock walls, had corner towers, cells and other annexes which crumbled. In 1907 it became the parochial church of the Aroneanu village. Its exterior is special owing to its decorative elements made of bricks and enameled disks.