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The Monastery of Humor

The inscription on the frontage of the monastery of Humor teaches us that, August 15, 1530, the sanctuary was to raise under the reign of Pétrus Rare by the care of Anastasia and Toader Bubuiog, boyard, cousin Germain of the prince.

Under the four arcades of the porch, a virgin with the child look at us. According to experts', it is one of more beautiful frescos.
The church of Humor has it also external walls decorated frescos which since 1535 resisted time.

Have had to entrust their execution to certain Tomas de Suceava, who showed a great talent like so much of other artists of this time it painted itself on the southern wall, there or is held three scenes of the attack of Constantinople: among the combatants it is necessary to seek a rider which at the end of its lance, transpierces it joint mandatory of the Turkish cavalry.

On the southern wall, have can also see "the legend of the return of prodigal sons "," the Anthem with the virgin " and "the life of saint Nicolas" These paintings had for goal Christian belief of the Rumanians maintains it.

You can admire "the return of the prodigal son", painting where devil is represented humorously in the shape of a woman goulue.
Alas, the rains and snow were right of the Tree of Jesse, appeared at the origin on the Northern wall.

Formerly, in the old convent on the site where it raises current sanctuary, the monks carried out a splendid Gospel or appeared, in other a portrait knelt Etienne the Large one, one of better of the prince who was carried out.

Centuries ago, the monks had founded a school here where one taught the art of penmanship and miniature.

Objects invaluable, whose princes and boyards, were in a hiding place secret, but it was without counting on the skill of the brigands who with the wire of time plundered these treasures.

* Sponsor church: "Dormition of the Virgin Mary" (August 15) * Devoted in 1530 * Common of Monastery Humorului, department of Suceava * to 6 km in the north of the town of Gura Humorului.
 

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