Stavropoleos Monastery

Stavropoleos Monastery
Mănăstirea Stavropoleos
The monastery in April 2021
Religion
Affiliation	Eastern Orthodox
Patron	Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel[1]
Year consecrated	2008
Status	Active
Location
Location	4 Stavropoleos Street, Sector 3, Bucharest
Geographic coordinates	44°25′54.56″N 26°5′55.66″E / 44.4318222°N 26.0987944°E / 44.4318222; 26.0987944
Architecture
Style	Brâncovenesc
Founder	Archimandrite Ioanichie Stratonikeas
Completed	30 October 1724[2]
Materials	Stone

Stavropoleos Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Stavropoleos), also known as Stavropoleos Church (Romanian: Biserica Stavropoleos) during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in central Bucharest, Romania. Its church is built in Brâncovenesc style. The patrons of the church (the saints to whom the church is dedicated) are St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The name Stavropoleos is the genitive case of Stavropolis (Greek, "The city of the Cross"). One of the monastery's constant interests is Byzantine music, expressed through its choir and the largest collection of Byzantine music books in Romania.