Bucur Church

The church seen from the street

Bucur Church (Romanian: Biserica Bucur) is a is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 33 Radu Vodă Street, in Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania. It formerly served as the chapel for the Radu Vodă Monastery.

There is no exact date for the building of the church and this has been the subject of much discussion among Romanian historians. For a long time, many historians have insisted that the building is in a style specific to the 18th century,[1] while others have held to the legend which claims that the church was built by the shepherd Bucur, whose name is also associated with the name of the city of Bucharest. The church is first recorded on a map drawn up between 1844 and 1846 with the name of Bucur Church.[2]

  1. ^ Grigore Ionescu, p. 283
  2. ^ Dan Berindei, Sebastian Bonifaciu, p. 31