Ciolanu Monastery

Ciolanu Monastery is a monastery of Eastern Orthodox monks, located in Tisău commune, Buzău County, Romania. It was erected around 1570 by Dumitru Ciolanu, a

boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

from Buzău, whose name it bears, together with the Sorescu boyar family from the nearby

Vernești Vernești () is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located just north-west of the county capital, Buzău, along the national road DN10, which links Buzău with Braşov. The commune is composed of eleven villages: Brădeanca, C ...

commune. The compound contains a museum with icons painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu, as well as religious artifacts. Historic monuments in Buzău County Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Wallachia Christian monasteries established in the 16th century Museums in Buzău County Religious museums in Romania {{romania-christian-monastery-stub