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PMR464-06 Romania, Moldavia, Agapia Monastery ("Agapia din Vale"): the church dates back to the 16th century but is presently (1998) undergoing extensive renovation. The monastery is one of the largest Orthodox nunneries in Europe, with over 400 nuns in residence. View of the compound and geranium-bedecked gallery where some of the nuns have their rooms. Keywords: mediaeval, Christian, Orthodox, architecture

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Romania, Moldavia, Agapia Monastery ("Agapia din Vale"): the church dates

back to the 16th century but is presently (1998) undergoing extensive renovation. The monastery is one of the largest Orthodox nunneries in Europe, with over 400 nuns in residence. View of the compound and geranium-bedecked gallery where some of the nuns have their rooms.
Keywords: mediaeval, Christian, Orthodox, architecture