# Harbovat Monastery

- **Type:** Experience
- **Language:** en
- **Offered by:** The moldova.travel catalogue
- **Region:** The Codru Forests
- **Category:** Culture
- **Coordinates:** 47.340261, 28.308109
- **Tags:** Culture, Cultură, Monasteries, Routes of life, Rutele vieții, Культура, Мănăstiri, Монастыри, Пути жизни
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-21T20:07:12+03:00
- **Canonical page:** https://travel.evisoft.com/en/experiences/220-harbovat-monastery
- **This document:** https://travel.evisoft.com/en/experiences/220-harbovat-monastery.md

## Description

The Hirbovat Monastery, which dates to the 17th Century, has had to be rebuilt several times from Turkish sacking and Soviet predation. Sadly, a lot of precious relics were lost when the Turks burned the monastery’s structures several tunes. But an important one survived every fire – the Mother of Our Lord painting. It is a venerated icon, with many people saying they were healed of illnesses after praying to it. The Soviets abetted the monastery’s destruction by transforming the complex into a school for disabled children. It was restored after Moldova became independent in the early 1990s. It has since reclaimed its status as one of the country’s most important spiritual centers.

\- Distance from Chisinau: 52 km - Visiting hours: Monday – Sunday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Type: Monastery for monks

## Photos

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