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The eight Romanian Orthodox Churches of Moldavia are located in Suceava County, northern Moldavia, and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583.

Since 1993, they have been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Church of the Resurrection within the Sucevița Monastery was added to the site in 2010.

Image	Name	Location	Built	Founder
	Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church	Arbore	1502	Luca Arbore
	Dormition of the Mother of God Church	Mănăstirea Humorului	1530	Toader Bubuiog
	Annunciation Church	Vatra Moldoviței	1532	Petru Rareș
	Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church	Pătrăuți	1487	Ștefan cel Mare
	St. Nicholas Church	Probota	1530	Petru Rareș
	St. George Church	Suceava	1522	Bogdan III
	St. George Church	Voroneț	1488	Ștefan cel Mare
	Resurrection Church	Sucevița	1581	Gheorghe Movilă

Other remarkable churches in the area are:

• 
  Agapia Monastery
• 
  Bogdana Monastery
• 
  Cetățuia Monastery
• 
  Dragomirna Monastery
• 
  Galata Monastery
• 
  Golia Monastery
• 
  Neamț Monastery
• 
  Putna Monastery
• 
  Trei Ierarhi Monastery
• 
  Văratec Monastery

Arbore Church

Humor Monastery

Moldovița Monastery

Church of the Holy Cross, Pătrăuți

Probota Monastery

Saint John the New Monastery

Voroneț Monastery

Sucevița Monastery

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Location of World Heritage Churches of Moldavia

• Byzantium after Byzantium
• Christianity in Romania
• Eastern Orthodox Church
• List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
• Romanian architecture
• Tourism in Romania

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• Ten Wonders of Bucovina- article with images.
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