Name of the Touristic Attraction: <\/strong>Mraconia Monastery<\/p>\n Location: <\/strong>between Dubova and E\u0219elni\u021ba Communes, Mehedin\u021bi County. The Mraconia Monastery can be reached on the road which passes near the statue of Decebal, 15 km west from Or\u015fova. The monastery is on the left bank of the Danube. In that place, the Danube forms the most beautiful gorge from all over its course, a gorge that stretches between Or\u015fova and Moldova Nou\u0103.<\/p>\n Description:<\/strong> Mraconia Monastery was built on the same place of an old spot of observation and guidance of the vessels on the Danube, which was built due to the relief architecture, that because of the narrowness of the gorge, did not allow the passage of two vessels in the same time. The place where this monastery was built was named “at the balloon”, due to the fact that there was located the point of observation. Mraconia Monastery is also known as \u201eThe Monastery of the Danube Valley<\/em>\u201d or \u201eThe Monastery from Ogradena Veche<\/em>\u201d. The translation of the word “mraconia” would be “the hidden place” or “the dark water”. Mraconia Monastery passed through time, facing all the history hostilities, starting with the desolation of the invaders, to foreign domination, ending with being swallowed up by the water. Today there is a new monastery also called Mraconia, replacing the old one and built in the same place. The original monastery was built in 1523 by the border region governor of Caransebes and Lugoj, Nicola G\u00e2rli\u015fteanu and was under the jurisdiction of the V\u00e2r\u015fe\u0163 Episcopate. It was dedicated to St. Prophet Elijah. Some documents attest that Mraconia monastery had existed since the mid-15th century. Legends say that it was founded in 1453 and rebuilt after 1800, since it was destroyed during the Russian-Austro-Turkish war between 1787 and 1792. In 1823, in the ruins of the monastery, was found the seal of the old place with the Slavonic inscription: \u201ePeceat Lubostinie Hram Uspenia Presvistaia Bogaraditi Leto 1735.”<\/em> In 1853, another discovery was made: an icon of the Virgin Mary was found under the ruins of the monastery, that later was brought to an exhibition in Vienna. It was demolished again in 1968. The locals say the prayers that are said here bring good luck to the faithful ones all year long.<\/p>\n Information and Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n The church is administered by the Episcopate of Severin and Strehaia:<\/p>\n Phone: +4 0252 333 048, 0252 333 039<\/p>\n E-mail: secretariat@episcopiaseverinului.ro<\/a> ,<\/p>\n
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