Manastirea Bunea Monastery (Vulcana-Bai) - Romania

Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Strada Armas Bunea

Para llegar al Monasterio Bunea (S. XVII) se toma esta carretera (Strada Armas Bunea) en el pueblo de Vulcana-Bai. Es una carretera pavimentada con cemento. No tiene asfalto. Hay rampas muy fuertes, con un 10% o más de desnivel. Es una zona en la que se producen deslizamientos de tierra y se producen cortes. Por eso recomiendo dejar el coche en el aparcamiento de la base de la colina. Es una zona boscosa muy rica y muy densa de vegetación. Todo el recorrido está marcado con paneles religiosos, imitando el camino de un viacrucis al aire libre. Para los amantes del ciclismo de montaña, este es un sitio ideal para ejercerse. Cuando yo estuve allí, había algunos esforzados ciclistas tratando de subir este puerto de primera categoría. Se puede hacer todo el recorrido a pie y son unos 3 km ida y vuelta desde el aparcamiento. https://www.google.ro/maps/@45.0641959,25.3669793,875m/data=!3m1!1e3

To get to the Bunea Monastery (S. XVII) take this road (Strada Armas Bunea) in the town of Vulcana-Bai. It is a road paved with cement. It has no asphalt. There are very strong ramps, with a difference of 10% or more. It is an area where landslides and cuts occur. That's why I recommend leaving your car in the car park at the bottom of the hill. It is a very rich wooded area and very dense with vegetation. The entire route is marked with religious panels, imitating the path of an open-air Stations of the Cross. For lovers of mountain biking, this is an ideal place to exercise. When I was there, there were some hard-working cyclists trying to climb this world-class pass. You can do the entire route on foot and it is about 3 km round trip from the car park. https://www.google.ro/maps/@45.0641959,25.3669793,875m/data=!3m1!1e3

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Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Strada Armas Bunea (Parking lot)

Recomiendo dejar el coche en este lugar y seguir a pie. La pista es toda de cemento. Hay unas cuestas muy abruptas, con un 10% de desnivel. Cuando yo estuve, hubo desprendimientos y no se podía llegar hasta arriba.

I recommend leaving the car here and continuing on foot. The track is all concrete. There are some very steep slopes, with a 10% slope. When I was there, there were landslides and you couldn't get to the top.

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Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Very steep slope (10%)

Hay unas revueltas tremendas.

Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Very steep slope

Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Very steep slope

Vulcana-Bai (Road to Bunea Monastery) - Main entrance

Puerta monumental de entrada al monasterio. Parece un retablo al aire libre. En el camino de acceso, se encuentran otros monumentos muy originales, como el monumento al mulo.

Monumental gateway to the monastery. It looks like an outdoor altarpiece. On the access road, there are other very original monuments, such as the monument to the mule.

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Manastirea Bunea Monastery (s. XVII) (Vulcana-Bai) - Romania

Mănăstirea a fost ctitorită în anul 1654, de către demnitarul Voievodului Matei Basarab, vel Bunea Grădişteanu, fiul lui Vâlcu din Orbeasca. Mânăstirea a beneficiat de danii, scutiri şi privilegii făcute atât de familia boierului ctitor, cât şi de diferiți voievozi. Astfel, pe lângă dania din anul 1622 a moşnenilor din Brăneşti, cât şi cea din anul 1623, făcută de Nedelea şi fiul său din Brăneşti, mânăstirea beneficiază de dania lui Bunea vistierul, constituită din biserica însăşi. Mânăstirea beneficiază şi din partea voievozilor: Sf. Martir Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ştefan Cantacuzino, Ion Mavrocordat şi Mihail Racoviţa, de privilegii şi „mile domneşti”. În anul 1726, Climent Grădişteanu, egumenul mânăstirii, închină Mânăstirea Bunea Mitropoliei Ungrovlahiei, „ca schitul să fie sub paza şi purtarea de grijă a sfintei mitropolii în veci”. Din punct de vedere arhitectural, biserica mânăstirii Bunea, are forma unei nave dreptunghiulare (fără abside laterale), naosul fiind despărţit de pronaos prin doi stâlpi de secţiune octogonală. Pictura iniţială, din secolului al XVII-lea, a fost distrusă cu ocazia reparaţiilor făcute, fiind acoperită de cea din 1785. În prezent, şi această pictură este grav deteriorată, în condiţii mai bune aflându-se catapeteasma. În exteriorul bisericii, pe latura sudică, se mai păstrează urme ale picturii de la 1785, cu scene privind Judecata de Apoi, Sfinţii Gheorghe şi Dumitru, Sfinţii Împăraţi Constantin şi Elena şi Sfinţii Trei Ierarhi. Mânăstirea Bunea a beneficiat de diferite danii, scutiri şi privilegii făcute, atât de familia boierului ctitor, cât şi de diferiţi voievozi.

The monastery was founded in 1654, by the dignitary of Voivode Matei Basarab, vel Bunea Grădişteanu, son of Vâlcu from Orbeasca. The monastery benefited from donations, exemptions and privileges made both by the family of the founding boyar and by various voivodes. Thus, in addition to the donation from 1622 of the elders from Brăneşti, as well as the one from 1623, made by Nedelea and her son from Brăneşti, the monastery benefits from the donation of Bunea the treasurer, consisting of the church itself. The monastery also benefits from the privileges: St. Martyr Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ştefan Cantacuzino, Ion Mavrocordat and Mihail Racoviţa, from privileges and "princely miles". In 1726, Climent Grădişteanu, the abbot of the monastery, dedicated the Bunea Monastery to the Metropolitan Church of Ungrovlahia, "so that the hermitage would be under the guard and care of the holy metropolis forever". From an architectural point of view, the church of the Bunea monastery has the shape of a rectangular nave (without side apses), the nave being separated from the narthex by two octagonal pillars. The original painting, from the 17th century, was destroyed during the repairs made, being covered by the one from 1785. At present, this painting is also seriously damaged, in better conditions being the iconostasis. Outside the church, on the south side, there are still traces of the painting from 1785, with scenes regarding the Last Judgment, Saints George and Dumitru, the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen and the Holy Three Hierarchs. The Bunea Monastery benefited from various donations, exemptions and privileges made, both by the family of the founding boyar and by various voivodes.

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