Japca Monastery – a history of spiritual resistance Cover Image

Mănăstirea Japca – o istorie a rezistenței spirituale
Japca Monastery – a history of spiritual resistance

Author(s): Ion Valer Xenofontov
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Culture and social structure
Published by: ArtPoligraf SRL
Keywords: monastery;Japca;militant atheism;communism;Moldovan RSS;

Summary/Abstract: In this study, we analyzed the historical context, the spatial, architectural, terminologicaland scientific framework of the Japca monastery, the only monastic complex in the Pruto-Dniesterarea that has been functioning continuously since its establishment. The internal and external factorswere presented, which interrupted the good activity of the monastic place. Despite the interference ofthe political and ideological factor, the Japca monastery could withstand the vicissitudes of the era.

  • Issue Year: II/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 88-98
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romany