# Războieni Monastery [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Moldavia](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/region/moldova) › [Neamț County](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/county/neamt) › [Războieni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/locality/razboieni) > A small stone church built by Stephen the Great in 1496, twenty years after the Battle of Valea Albă, where the fallen Moldavian soldiers lie; today a convent. **At a glance:** Monasteries and churches in Războieni, Neamț County. The visit takes 30 min. Information verified on 13 October 2026. ## Key facts - **Opening hours:** The monastery does not publish visiting hours; you can visit during the day, outside services. Call the monastery to confirm the schedule and service times. - **Visit duration:** 30 min — church and grounds - **With kids:** Yes — modest dress and quiet - **Best season:** All year round — all year - **Address:** Communal road DC25, in the village of Războieni, Războieni, Neamț County - **Coordinates:** 47.08684, 26.5547 - **Phone:** +40 233 292 912 - **Website:** https://razboieni.mmb.ro/ - **Wikipedia:** https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83n%C4%83stirea_R%C4%83zboieni - **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12736274 - **Categories:** [Monasteries and churches](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/manastiri-si-biserici) ## About Războieni Monastery Războieni Monastery stands in the village of Războieni, about 26 km from Piatra Neamț, on the spot once known as Valea Albă. Here, on 26 July 1476, Stephen the Great's army faced the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. The Moldavians lost the battle, but the Ottomans left the country without subduing it. Twenty years later, in 1496, the prince raised a church in memory of the fallen, dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, whose feast is celebrated on 8 November. Neither Grigore Ureche's chronicle nor the founding inscription says how long the building took. The church is small and has no tower, built of stone with a band of red brick under a tall, steep roof. Beneath the stone slabs, from the nave to the altar, the bones of fallen soldiers were found, so the place is also a mausoleum. Until 1734 it was a parish church, then a monastery; since 1803 it has been a convent. In the 19th century two small turrets and a porch were added, and in 1862 the bell tower at the entrance. The restoration of 1975–1977 removed the additions and returned the church to its original appearance. The monastery was dissolved in 1959 and reopened in 1990. ### What you can see The exterior is the most telling part: stone walls with bands of exposed brick, a row of blind niches under the eaves and narrow windows with Gothic surrounds. The doorway on the south side is of carved stone, with a pointed arch and Gothic decoration, and beside it stands the inscription stone. You enter the grounds beneath the stone bell tower, whose two timber storeys hold six bells. In the abbess's residence, the refectory doubles as a small museum, with 19th-century icons and a lithograph of Stephen the Great. ### Good to know It is a working convent: enter with shoulders and knees covered, and keep quiet. The monastery's website has carried, since 2022, a procurement notice for the design of a restoration and consolidation of the complex; no information on works having started was found. ## Don't miss - Stephen the Great's church of 1496, raised in memory of the soldiers who fell at Valea Albă and standing over their remains. - The stone walls with bands of red brick and the row of blind niches under the eaves. - The carved stone doorway on the south side, with a pointed arch and Gothic decoration, and the inscription stone beside it. - The stone bell tower of 1862, with two timber storeys and six bells, through which you enter the grounds. - The museum in the abbess's refectory, with 19th-century icons and a lithograph of Stephen the Great. ## Good to know before you go ### Getting there **By car:** the monastery is in the village of Războieni, in Războieni commune, about 26 km from Piatra Neamț; in the village, take the communal road DC25. It combines with other monasteries in the county, such as Neamț, Agapia or Văratec. **Public transport:** There is no verified information on public transport; ask the monastery or the local council. ### Where to park The monastery gives no information on parking; visitors usually stop in front of the gate, on the communal road. ### Fees & discounts The monastery does not publish visiting fees; ask at the gate whether any fee applies (for photography, for example). ### Rules Modest dress, as at any place of worship: shoulders and knees covered, heads uncovered for men; women usually enter in a skirt and with a covered head. Keep quiet within the grounds. Ask at the entrance whether photography is allowed in the church; no photos during services. ### Facilities museum in the abbess's refectory · accommodation and restaurants in Piatra Neamț and Târgu Neamț ## Details - **Construction period:** 1496 - **Founder:** Stephen the Great - **Dedication:** Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel - **Denomination:** Orthodox - **Architectural style:** Moldavian ## Frequently asked questions about Războieni Monastery **How long does a visit to Războieni Monastery take?** A visit to Războieni Monastery takes about 30 min (church and grounds). **Can you visit Războieni Monastery with kids?** Yes, Războieni Monastery is suitable for children (modest dress and quiet). **How do I get to Războieni Monastery?** Războieni Monastery is located at Communal road DC25, in the village of Războieni, Războieni, Neamț County. By car: the monastery is in the village of Războieni, in Războieni commune, about 26 km from Piatra Neamț; in the village, take the communal road DC25. It combines with other monasteries in the county, such as Neamț, Agapia or Văratec. 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