
Cocoş Monastery is a monastery in
Romania
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, located in a forest clearing south of the town
Niculițel.
The monastery includes an abbot's house, a number of monks' dwellings, a bell tower, a chapel and a church dedicated to the
Dormition of the Theotokos
The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the '' Theotokos'' ("Mother ...
, all of which are on the list of historical monuments in Romania, being built between 1883 and 1913.
[Institutul Naţional al Monumentelor Istorice ]
"Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2004" - Judeţul Tulcea
Gallery
Monasterio de Cocos, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 67-69 HDR.jpg, The High Altar
Monasterio de Cocos, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 52-54 HDR.jpg, Church ceiling
Monasterio de Cocos, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 82-84 HDR.jpg, Entrance view of the church
Monasterio de Cocos, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 95.jpg, Entrance to the monastery
Monasterio de Cocos, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 96-98 HDR.jpg, Monks' housing
References
Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Dobruja
Historic monuments in Tulcea County
Isaccea
19th-century Romanian Orthodox monasteries
20th-century Romanian Orthodox monasteries
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