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[[File:RO B Radu Voda church.jpg|thumb|Church of the Radu Vodă Monastery]]
[[File:Flickr - fusion-of-horizons - Mănăstirea Radu Vodă (3).jpg|thumb|Belfry of Radu Vodă Monastery]]
'''Radu Vodă Monastery''' is a [[Romanian Orthodox]] monastery in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]].

==History of the Place==

===Paleolithic===
Because of its favorable environment and the elevated terrain close to a big river, the area of the monastery was inhabited starting from the [[Paleolithic]] (estimated somewhere between 1,000,000 and 10,000 [[Anno Domini|BC]]). It is the site of the oldest known settlement on the territory of Romania. Following the Paleolithic settlement there was an uninterrupted settlement during the [[Neolithic]] with tools from the Neolithic, the [[Bronze Age]] (1,800–800 BC), and the [[Iron Age]] (800 BC – AD 300).{{fact|date=February 2022}}

===The Dacian Era===
The monastery is also the site of the remains of a fortified settlement from the [[Dacia|Dacian Era]] (100 BC – AD 100).

==History of the Monastery==
The monastery was founded by [[Alexandru II Mircea]] (1568–1577) and his lady Ecaterina (Catherine) to give thanks for their victory in battle. It was intended to be the [[Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan church]] of the capital.  The monastery was completely renovated during 1969–1974, on the initiative of [[List of Patriarchs of All Romania|patriarch]] [[Justinian Marina]].  Upon his death in 1977, the patriarch was laid to rest in a grave in the interior wall of the monastery.

==Location==
Located at Radu Vodă Street, no. 24A on the banks of [[Dâmbovița (river)|Dâmbovița River]] and close to the Romanian [[Patriarchate|Patriarchal]] Cathedral, the monastery is located right in the middle of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It is a few hundred meters away from the exit of [[Piața Unirii metro station]].

==Gallery==
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File:Bucharest Day 4 - Radu Voda (9437029062).jpg| Gate
File:Bucharest - Radu Vodă Monastery (28818397124).jpg
File:Bucharest Day 4 - Radu Voda (9434249359).jpg| Courtyard
File:Turn clopotniță - Mănăstirea Radu Vodă.JPG| Tower bell
File:Clopotnita Radu Voda.JPG
File:Flickr - fusion-of-horizons - Mănăstirea Radu Vodă (7).jpg
File:Flickr - fusion-of-horizons - Mănăstirea Radu Vodă (1).jpg| Altar
File:Flickr - fusion-of-horizons - Mănăstirea Radu Vodă (9).jpg
File:Radu Voda si Mihai Voda sec XVIII.jpg| The 18th century
</gallery>

==External links==
*{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.manastirearaduvoda.ro/ Official Site]
*{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.crestinortodox.ro/locasuri-cult/manastirea-radu-voda/manastirea-radu-voda-slujba-4802.html More info in Romanian on another site]
* [http://www.apmnir.ro/map.php?lang=en Bucharest Historical Monuments Map]

{{Monasteries in Bucharest}}
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[[Category:Monasteries in Bucharest]]
[[Category:Romanian Orthodox churches in Bucharest]]
[[Category:Historic monuments in Bucharest]]
[[Category:Dacian fortresses in Romania]]
[[Category:16th-century Romanian Orthodox monasteries]]