Hîrjauca Monastery · Mănăstirea Hîrjauca
Hârjauca Monastery (1740) — founded by monk Teodosie on the healing-water spring, initial church built by boyar Niculiță.
Drink from healing spring + Dormition feast service + pilgrimage to Teodosie's tomb.
Worth it for a pilgrimage spot with tradition — a spring whose water is held to be healing, and the Dormition feast service. It pairs well with Frumoasa and Răciula.
The Holy Ascension Monastery Hârjauca (Hârjauca village, Călărași district, 25km from Călărași, 60km from Chișinău) is one of central Moldova's oldest hermitages. Founded in 1740 by monk Teodosie, an elder who built a small prayer house for fugitives hiding in the forests. He was joined by two monks from Mănăstirea Neamț — hieromonk Varsonufie and monk Inochentie (originally from Călărași). To serve the new monastic community, boyar Niculiță built a small wooden church with straw roof (Dormition of the Mother of God). The hermitage was chosen in the vicinity of a spring with reputed healing waters — still today the main reason for pilgrimage.
- founded 1740 by monk Teodosie
- healing-water spring (285-year tradition)
- founders: Teodosie + Varsonufie + Inochentie
- church built by boyar Niculiță
- 60km from Chișinău in Codrii Călărași
- combo with Frumoasa (5km) + Răciula (10km)
- spring with pilgrim's cup
- old church with new roof
- path through Călărași forest
- courtyard with first monks' tombs
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“Beautiful and peaceful place. Hîrjauca Monastery is in a very calm and scenic location, surrounded by nature. The atmosphere is quiet and spiritual, perfect if you want to disconnect and enjoy some peace.”
“The church itself is the one from the 10 MDL (Lei) and it is beautiful outside and inside. The Pope was a little rude and didn’t allowed as to just stay and admire the church inside. Around the church a few old buildings what need to be renovated but they are in really bad condition with plastic windows. The only thing I enjoyed is the forest nearly what have old trees even the…”
“Hîrjauca Monastery is a monastic complex founded in the 18th century near the town of the same name. It is located approximately 7 km northwest of the city of Călărași and 33 km northeast of the city of Ungheni, as the crow flies. Nearby are the villages of Hîrjauca (1 km west and northwest), Mîndra (1 km east), Palanca (2 km northwest) and Oricova (1.5 km south). It is usuall…”
- modest dress required
- forest road
- crowded on feast day