Archdiocesan Cathedral of Targoviste ✥۩♚۩✥

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- The current archbishop's cathedral is dedicated `` and `` Ascension is located near downtown Targoviste. With all that moved Mircea the Old, in the year 1400, the royal seat in Targoviste, Metropolitan Arges remained until 1515. 

- Neagoe in 1518, asking for absolution Nifon Metropolitan, Metropolitan building begins in Targoviste. Construction was completed in 1537 during Bob Paisie, Neagoe successor. All this is covered with a sheet of lead and Buit. Some historians believe that the church dates from the reign of Radu the Great (1495-1508) and it was modified by adding Neagoe open porch on three sides and supported by 12 columns. 

- This church remains the metropolitan country in 1520 and until 1688 when he moved to Bucharest in the reign of Radu Leon. Matei Basarab (1632 - 1654), set up Metropolitan Targoviste buildings for book printing in a Romanian dialect. About wonderful church, said the country's chronic it gets tired eyes of her vision and Aleppo Paul describes as the largest church that was built up to that time and later in the Romanian Country. 

- As a large church architecture resembles the Snagov monastery, built everything Neagoe, lacking lateral sinuses. Under Constantin Brancoveanu (1688 - 1714) Metropolitan Theodosius restored the buildings and the Metropolitan Lovers reestablished its old buildings in which printed books printing job and Orthodox teaching. 

- A century later, Alexander Ypsilanti eteristii they uncovered the roof, melting lead for bullets. In the next period that the church is damaged considerably. In 1842 they destroyed all the buildings that once formed the Metropolitan Targoviste. There remained only the church and bell tower at the entrance with four bells. In 1889 they decided demolished and between 1892-1895 French architect Ize Compte du Nouy start building the present church. After demolishing the old denominations, the tombs tombstones have been gathered in a church museum. And demolished it in 1943, the tombstones were taken to the city's historical museum. 

- The present church was built in Byzantine style in brick, open porch, supported by 12 columns. The Greek cross shape. The crossing of the two arms of the cross rises a tower with 12 sides and 12 nave windows. The shrine also has a characteristic shape, with a large apse and two aisles in the longitudinal axis of the altar and serving adjacent deaconry. 

- Sculpture in wood is rich and gilded iconostasis. Painting executed in 1927 by D. Belizarie background gilded Byzantine style remains a work of great value to our time. The former Metropolitan is still preserved a silver plated head icon Virgin Mary and an epitaph in 1828 also worked in red silk thread. Today the former monastery of Targoviste serves as parish church, is the cathedral city.

- Catedrala arhiepiscopala din Targoviste, actuala catedrala arhiepiscopala are hramul "Inaltarea Domnului" si este situata aproape de centrul orasului Targoviste. Cu toate ca Mircea cel Batran a mutat, pe la anul 1400, scaunul domnesc la Targoviste, mitropolia a ramas in Curtea de Arges pana in 1515. In 1518 Neagoe Basarab, cerand dezlegarea mitropolitului Nifon, incepe zidirea mitropoliei din Targoviste. Constructia a fost terminata in 1537 in timpul lui Radu Paisie, urmasul lui Neagoe Basarab. Tot acesta o acopera cu tabla de plumb si o zugraveste. Unii istorici considera ca biserica dateaza din timpul lui Radu cel Mare (1495 -1508) si ca a fost marita de Neagoe Basarab prin adaugarea pridvorului deschis pe 3 laturi si sustinut de 12 coloane.

- Aceasta biserica ramane mitropolia tarii din 1520 si pana in 1688 cand se muta la Bucuresti sub domnia lui Radu Leon. Matei Basarab (1632 - 1654), infiinteaza in cladirile mitropoliei Targoviste o tipografie pentru carti in grai romanesc. Despre minunata biserica, cronica tarii spune ca privind-o se satura ochii tuturor de vederea ei, iar Paul de Alep o descrie ca fiind cea mai mare biserica ce s-a construit pana la acea epoca si mai tarziu in Tara Romaneasca. Ca arhitectura se aseamana cu biserica mare a manastirii Snagov, zidita tot de Neagoe Basarab, lipsindu-i sinusurile laterale. Sub Constantin Brancoveanu (1688 - 1714) mitropolitul Teodosie a restaurat intreaga cladire, iar mitropolitul Antim Ivireanul reinfiinteaza in cladirile ei vechea tipografie in care se tiparesc carti de slujba si invatatura ortodoxa.

- Un secol si ceva mai tarziu, eteristii lui Alexandru Ipsilante i-au dezvelit acoperisul, topind plumbul pentru gloante. In periada urmatoare biserica este deteriorata considerabil. La 1842 s-au daramat toate cladirile care au format odata mitropolia Targovistei. Au ramas numai biserica si clopotnita de la intrare cu cele 4 clopote. In 1889 s-a hotarat daramarea ei iar intre anii 1892 - 1895 arhitectul francez Ize Compte du Nouy incepe constructia actualei biserici. Dupa daramarea vechii mitropolii, pietrele funerare de pe morminte au fost adunate intr-un muzeu al bisericii. Daramat si acesta in 1943, pietrele funerare au fost duse la muzeul istoric al orasului.

- Biserica actuala este construita in stil bizantin, in caramida, cu pridvor deschis, sustinut de 12 coloane. Este in forma de cruce greaca inscrisa. La intretaierea celor doua brate ale crucii se inalta turla naosului cu 12 laturi si 12 ferestre. Altarul are de asemenea o forma caracteristica, cu o absida mare in axul longitudinal si doua abside alaturate servind de proscomidie si diaconicon.

- Sculptura in lemn a catapetesmei este bogata si aurita. Pictura executata in 1927 de D. Belizarie in stil bizantin pe fond aurit ramane o lucrare de mare valoare a vremii noastre. Din fosta mitropolie se mai pastreaza o icoana de argint aurit cu capul Maicii Domnului si un epitaf din 1828 lucrat in plus rosu cu matase si fir. Astazi fosta manastire a Targovistei serveste ca biserica de enorie, fiind catedrala orasului.