
The Domnești Princely Church () is a
Romanian Orthodox
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church located in Domnești-Târg village,
Pufești
Pufești is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania
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Commune,
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county (județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...
,
Romania
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. It is dedicated to the
Dormition of the Mother of God
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.
The church was begun in 1661, during the reign of
Eustratie Dabija,
Prince of Moldavia
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, and completed in 1667 by
George Ducas
George Ducas ( – 31 March 1685) was the prince (List of monarchs of Moldavia, voivode) of Moldavia (1665–1666, 1668–1672, 1678–1684) and the List of Wallachian rulers, prince of Wallachia (1674–1678). He also served as the hetman of ...
. Sanctified in 1701, it suffered damage during an earthquake in 1741. It was repaired subsequently, and again in 1771–1775.
The church is listed as a
historic monument
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by Romania's
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
[Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Vrancea]
Notes
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Historic monuments in Vrancea County
Churches completed in 1667
Romanian Orthodox churches in Vrancea County