Thehistory of Agapia Monasteryand its surroundings is very old and tightly connected to Agapia Veche Hermitage located on a hill, near the monastery.Agapia Veche Hermitageis approximately 2 km from Agapia Monasteryin a plane behind the green trees of the forest. You can reach this place by car, on a dirt road or on foot by following a marked trail that goes through the forest. The road to Agapia Veche starts in the parking from Agapia Monastery. Where you see the touristic sign that showsSihla Hermitageto the left, you go on the right and follow the road that crosses the village.
The plane, where Agapia Veche Hermitage is located, is on the trail that goes through the mountain from Agapia Monastery toSecu MonasteryandSihastria Monastery. Year after year this trail is full of pilgrims that come tovisit the monasteries from Moldaviaand that want to see the places where so many monks have prayed and lived. The names of these monks remain connected to these places: “Muntele lui Chiriac” (Chiriac Mountain), “Paraul Pustnicului” (Pustnicului Creek), “Livada Parintilor” (The Orchard of the Fathers), “Poiana lui Eufrosin” (Eufrosin Plane), “Poiana lui Serghie” (Serghie Plane), “Valea lui Agapia” (Agapia’s Valley) and “Poiana lui Pahomie” (Pahomie Plane).
Google Map of Touristic Tour from Agapia Monastery to Agapia Veche Hermitage
Agapia Veche Hermitage has its origins in the XIV centurywhen a monk called Agapie, together with his apprentices, built a wooden hermitage. From the monk Agapie, the monastery from the valley took its name, which means “Christian love”. In time the entire village and the nearby creek were known by the name Agapia.
A special place from Agapia Veche Hermitage is “Livada Parintilor” (The Orchard of the Fathers), located at about 500 m from the church of the hermitage. This is the place where the first wooden church was built. This church was destroyed in an Easter day by an avalanche. The relics of St Rafail, St Partenie and Ioan from Rasca originate at Agapia Veche Hermitage.
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