St. Dumitru Church (Orhei)

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St. Dumitru Church
Biserica Sf Dumitru
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47°22′15″N28°49′5″E / 47.37083°N 28.81806°E / 47.37083; 28.81806 Coordinates: 47°22′15″N28°49′5″E / 47.37083°N 28.81806°E / 47.37083; 28.81806
Location Orhei
Country Moldova
Denomination Eastern Orthodoxy
History
Status Church
Founder(s) Vasile Lupu
Consecrated 1637
Architecture
Style Byzantine Style
Groundbreaking 1632
Completed1636

The St. Dumitru Church (Romanian : Biserica Sf. Dumitru) is a church [1] in Orhei, Moldova. [2]

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References

  1. "Info" (PDF). www.natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. "Biserica "Sfântul Dumitru" din Orhei, ctitoria domnitorului Vasile Lupu" [St. Dumitru church of Orhei, founded by Vasile Lupu] (in Romanian). Moldova Ortodoxă. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2015-12-24.