The church from Tazlau Monastery was built by ruler Stefan cel Mare and was painted in 1496. Judging on the inscriptions found inside the church we find that the painting was remade between 1858 and 1859. During this time the interior of the church was also restored and the painting should’ve been executed in oil.

In the end only the icons of St. Mary Mother of Jesus, St Varvara and St Parascheva were painted in oil and the rest were executed in tempera. Above the doors that mark the entrance in the altar of the church are painted the scene of the last supper, the scene of the good news (when St. Mary found out that she’s going to have Jesus as a baby), the birth of Jesus and His baptism.

In the tower there is the painting of the Holy Trinity and in the four corners of the arches that sustain the tower there are the four evangelists. The wall that separates the nave and the narthex is painted with the archangels Mihail and Gavril from 1927. Inside the church you’ll also see the painting of those that built the church: Stefan cel Mare together with his wife Maria, the daughter of Radu cel Frumos and his two sons: Bogdan in the right and Alexandru to the left.

Visit Tazlau Monastery and experience a glimpse of the history from these parts!