Vovidenia Hermitage is located in the village Vanatori, 15 km north-west from the town of Targu Neamt, nearNeamt Monastery.
The patron of the hermitage:“St Spiridon” celebrated on 12 of December and “The Entrance in church of St Mary” celebrated on 21st of November
Year of construction:the XVII century by the Gosan family
The place where the hermitage is located was used by monks since the XV and XVI centuries. Only in the XVII century this hermitage started to be known to the people as the Slatioru Hermitage. In the year 1790 the Gosan family built a wooden church with the patron St Spiridon. The Archbishop Ioanichie of Roman built in 1749 another wooden church. The new church will receive as a gift books, religious objects, houses and some land.
Between 1849 and 1857 the today’s church was built. From an architectural stand of point the church was built in a clover shape plan with five towers from which 4 on the sides and one on the center.
