Coșula Monastery is a monastery of monks located in the village of

Coșula Coșula is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary t ...

(in

Botoșani County Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neighbouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the county seat at Botoșani. Demographics As of 1st of December 20 ...

), at a distance of 20 kilometers southeast of

Botoșani Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa. Origin of the ...

city. This is reached by walking 3 km on a county road on the right DN 28 B. Coșula Monastery dates from the year 1535, when the great treasurer Mateiaș built a monastic complex here. The Coșula monastery was the only one in Botosani county that also had the painted exterior. It is also known for its 500-year-old fresco and the legendary Yellow Coșula. On the fresco are represented the scene of Pentecost and the "Savior's Cross". It is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

by Romania's Ministry of Culture and National Identity.Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Botoșani din anul 2015

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Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Botoșani County Historic monuments in Botoșani County Churches completed in 1535 16th-century Romanian Orthodox monasteries {{Romania-Orthodox-monastery-stub