Cozia Monastery

Cozia Monastery
Mănăstirea Cozia
Holy Trinity Church of the Cozia Monastery
Religion
AffiliationEastern Orthodox
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMonastery
LeadershipArchbishop Varsanufie of Râmnic and Argeș
PatronHoly Trinity
Year consecrated1388
StatusActive
Location
LocationCălimănești, Vâlcea County, Romania
Geographic coordinates45°16′18″N 24°18′56″E / 45.27159°N 24.31549°E / 45.27159; 24.31549
Architecture
FounderMircea the Elder
Groundbreaking1387
Completed1391

Cozia Monastery, erected close to Călimănești by Mircea the Elder in 1388 and housing his tomb, is one of the most valuable monuments of national medieval art and architecture in Romania.