Domnița Bălașa Church
The Domnița Bălașa Church ( ro, Biserica Domnița Bălașa) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 60 Sfinții Apostoli Street in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Feast of the Ascension, to Saint Dimitrie Basarabov and to Constantin Brâncoveanu and his four sons. History Domnița (Princess) Bălașa, the sixth daughter of Prince of Wallachia, Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, founded two adjacent churches near the banks of the Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița River and her home. The first church, according to the ''pisanie'', was built in 1743-1744, with Bălașa and her husband, High Ban (title), Ban Manolache Rangabé (called Lambrino) as ''ktetor''s. Dedicated to the Baptism of Jesus, it was situated southwest of the present church, its site now marked by a column. It had three naves and no domes, similar to certain Catholic churches, and was probably built by Italian workers. Subsequently used as a chapel for the Lambrino family, it was weakened by the 1838 Vrancea ...
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