Coșula Monastery
Coșula Monastery
Coșula Monastery is located in Romania
Coșula Monastery
Location within Romania
Monastery information
Established1535
People
Important associated figuresMateiaş
Site
LocationCoşula, Botoșani County, Romania
Coordinates47°37′20.1″N 26°46′29.7″E / 47.622250°N 26.774917°E / 47.622250; 26.774917
Visible remainschurch, inner court and earthworks
Public accessyes

Coșula Monastery is a monastery of monks located in the village of Coșula (in Botoșani County), at a distance of 20 kilometers southeast of Botoșani city. This is reached by walking 3 km on a county road on the right DN 28 B. Coșula Monastery dates from the year 1535, when the great treasurer Mateiaș built a monastic complex here. The Coșula monastery was the only one in Botosani county that also had the painted exterior. It is also known for its 500-year-old fresco and the legendary Yellow Coșula. On the fresco are represented the scene of Pentecost and the "Savior's Cross".

It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and National Identity.[1]

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