Cheia Monastery

The monastery is located on the right bank of Tampa Creek, southeast of Cheia, Prahova County. First attested in 1770, it was destroyed by the Ottomans, then ravaged by fire. The current church was built of stone between 1835 and 1839 and painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu in 1837.


Close to Bratocea Passage which used to delineate Wallachia from Transylvania, the Cheia Monastery bears a name that signifies a passage way to the mountains. It played an important role in maintaining brotherly relations between Romanians on both sides of the Carpathian Mountains as it offered shelter and peace of mind to Transylvanian Romanians.

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