Moldovița Monastery

Moldovița Monastery in Vatra Moldoviței (Suceava County) is a painted monastery of Bukovina in northern Romania and today an active Orthodox convent, dedicated to the Annunciation. Prince Petru Rareș, an illegitimate son of Stephen the Great, had it built; it was completed in 1532. The painter Toma of Suceava created the frescoes in 1537. The complex is enclosed by walls and towers.

The exterior walls are painted mainly in yellow and blue and are well preserved. Scenes include the Tree of Jesse, the siege of Constantinople and, on the west wall of the porch, the Last Judgement with its river of fire. The siege scene recalls the Virgin's intervention in 626 but in fact shows the fall of the city in 1453. In 1993 the church became part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Churches of Moldavia".